# Accident 19961105034819A: Gulstm AA1B, Gaithersburg, MD, November 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1996
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 39.1698° N, 77.1804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1698&lon=-77.1804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9926L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9926L-1998-04-04) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961105034819A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES SAY THAT AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND CRASHED INTO SOME BUSHES.

## 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 IAD97LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA016), Nov 5, 1996: Grumman American AA-1B (N9926L), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight, and his failure to detect an insufficent fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a forced landing after takeoff. Uneven terrain (drop-off in the emergency…

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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