# Accident 19780212005559A: Gulstm AA5, Kingston, NY, February 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1978
- Place: Kingston, NY
- Airport: Kingston Ulster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 41.9853° N, 73.9643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KINGSTON-ULSTER (20N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9853&lon=-73.9643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5871L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5871L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 220 total, 206 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78DFA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212005559A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPTD WIND GUSTY.

## 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 NYC78DFA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFA15), Feb 12, 1978: Grum Amer AA5 (N5871L), Kingston, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5871L (1)

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

- [Incident 20180822024439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180822024439I), Aug 22, 2018: American AA-5 (N5871L), Rineyville, KY, No damage. Pilot's statement: on the morning of 08/22/2018 I arrived at kekx for a short flight in the pattern and then continuing to kftk for a couple low approaches to…

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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