# Accident 19930904032979A: Gulstm AA1, Tuscaloosa, AL, September 4, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1993, 14:55 local time
- Place: Tuscaloosa, AL
- Airport: Tuscaloosa Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2290° N, 87.5403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2290&lon=-87.5403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5765L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5765L-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 1 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930904032979A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER ON CLIMBOUT. LANDED IN BRUSH COVERED FIELD. WIPED OFF ALL THREE GEAR NO COMPRESSION IN NR 1/4 CYLINDER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL93LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA149), Sep 4, 1993: American AA-1 (N5765L), Tuscaloosa, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FOULED SPARK PLUGS ON THE NUMBER 2 AND 3 CYLINDERS, AND A LACK OF COMPRESSION ON THE NUMBER 1 AND 4 CYLINDERS, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR WAS THE HIGH VEGETATION AT THE FORCED…

## Other reports on N5765L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800407008239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800407008239A), Apr 7, 1980: Gulstm AA1A (N5765L), Galax, VA, Substantial damage. Encountered low ceiling. Unable to locate airport, low on fuel, struck guywire while landing on golf course.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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