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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-1A · Gastonia, NC · November 29, 1994

Date
November 29, 1994 · 17:05 local
Place
Gastonia, NC
Airport
Gastonia Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9260L
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL95FA022
Reported as
Gulstm AA1A
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
186 total21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit. Stalled trying to make airport. Descended. Wing struck building roof. No useable fuel. Misjudged burn.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT. STALLED TRYING TO MAKE AIRPORT. DESCENDED. WING STRUCK BUILDING ROOF. NO USEABLE FUEL. MISJUDGED BURN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.