# Accident 19960605012799A: Gulstm AA1B, Coquille, OR, June 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Coquille, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1992° N, 124.1199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1992&lon=-124.1199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9875L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9875L-2013-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,116 total, 70 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960605012799A

## Narrative

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

NOTED ON APPROACH WAS LANDING DOWNWIND. ELECTED BELATED GO AROUND. STRUCK TREES ON RISING TERRAIN OFF END OF STRIP.

## 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 SEA96LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA111), Jun 5, 1996: Grumman American AA-1B (N9875L), Coquille, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate evaluation of wind conditions, and his subsequent failure to initiate a go-around in a timely manner, which resulted in his inability to maintain clearance with trees during…

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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