# Incident 19931213048799I: Gulstm AA1A, Lincolnton, NC, December 13, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1993, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lincolnton, NC
- Airport: Lincoln County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4831° N, 81.1615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (IPJ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4831&lon=-81.1615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6416L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6416L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 400 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931213048799I

## Narrative

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

PILOT PULLED PROP BY HAND. THROTTLE OPENED TOO MUCH. ENGINE STARTED.OVERRAN CHOCKS. AIRCRAFT MOVED, HIT DITCH.

## Other reports on N6416L (1)

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

- [Accident 20260530005309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260530005309A), May 30, 2026: American Aviation AA-1A (N6416L), Amery, WI, Substantial damage. The pilot was ferrying an aircraft from seller to purchaser over four states. After two stops for fuel and enroute on his final leg at 2400 feet altitude, the…

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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