# Incident 19780325010309I: Gulstm AA5, Raleigh, NC, March 25, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1978, 11:00 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Raleigh Durham
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9533L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9533L-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 65 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78IA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780325010309I

## Narrative

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

AILERON FLUTTER ONLY WHEN FLYING IN RAIN, ESPECIALLY IN CLIMB. CABLE TENSION, CONTROL TRAVEL, BALANCE OFF SLIGHTLY.

## 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 IAD78IA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78IA054), Mar 25, 1978: Gruman AA5 (N9533L), Raleigh, NC, incident, no damage

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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