# Accident 19960812022539A: Gulstm AA1, Rosamond, CA, August 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rosamond, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8697° N, 118.3390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8697&lon=-118.3390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5616L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5616L-1997-03-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960812022539A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A TREE ON MOUNTAINSIDE CIRCLING TO CLIMB TO NEGOIATE A PASS. DENSITY ALTITUDE A FACTOR. CIRCLING TOO LOW.

## 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 LAX96LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA305), Aug 12, 1996: American AA-1 (N5616L), Rosamond, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and his delayed decision to reverse the airplane's direction.

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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