# Accident 19960820023369A: Gulstm AA1B, Boulder, CO, August 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1996
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 40.0399° N, 105.3694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0399&lon=-105.3694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6505L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6505L-1997-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96FA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960820023369A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW96FA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA352), Aug 20, 1996: Grumman American AA-1B (N6505L), Boulder, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's poor judgment in attempting low altitude flight in mountainous terrain without adequate mountain flying training which led to low altitude maneuvering exceeding the climb capability of…

## Other reports on N6505L (2)

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

- [Incident 19790411010979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790411010979I), Apr 11, 1979: Grumav TR2 (N6505L), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Landed 300 feet short of runwa at destination, out of fuel.
- [Accident 19761205040489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761205040489A), Dec 5, 1976: Grumav AA1B (N6505L), Centereach, NY, Substantial damage. During unusual attitude training eng lost pwr.

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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