# Accident 19970704017069A: Gulstm AA1B, Culpeper, VA, July 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1997
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 38.4708° N, 78.0007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4708&lon=-78.0007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9883L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9883L-2017-05-23) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970704017069A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENGINE DIES AND PILOT LANDED IN A FIELD.

## 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 IAD97LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA097), Jul 4, 1997: Grumman American AA-1B (N9883L), Culpeper, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which fail to provide an adequate fuel supply

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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