# Accident 19780219003169A: Gulstm AA1, Bay City, MI, February 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1978
- Place: Bay City, MI
- Airport: James Clements
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 43.5469° N, 83.8955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JAMES CLEMENTS MUNI (3CM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5469&lon=-83.8955&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6408L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6408L-2013-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780219003169A

## Narrative

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

VFR GO-AROUND.

## 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 CHI78DEM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEM10), Feb 19, 1978: Grumman AA1-A (N6408L), Bay City, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6408L (1)

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

- [Accident 19730206004449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730206004449A), Feb 6, 1973: Gulstm AA1 (N6408L), Attapulgus, GA, Destroyed. Hit trees.

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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