# Accident 19960817029819A: Gulstm AA1B, Tafton, PA, August 17, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1996, 10:20 local time
- Place: Tafton, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4002° N, 75.1800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4002&lon=-75.1800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9611L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9611L-1999-06-24) (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: 119 total, 117 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960817029819A

## Narrative

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

OVERRAN PRIVATE STRIP LANDING. RAN DOWN EMBANKMENT. WAS ON HIS SECOND TRY FOR LANDING.

## 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 NYC96LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA170), Aug 17, 1996: Grumman American AA-1B (N9611L), Tafton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance during the landing.

## Other reports on N9611L (1)

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

- [Accident 19800705024489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705024489A), Jul 5, 1980: Gulstm AA1B (N9611L), Philippi, WV, Substantial damage. Elected to land due to deteriorating weather. Overshot landing area, landing downwind.

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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