# Incident 19780422012689I: Gulstm AA5, Elyria, OH, April 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1978, 14:10 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3792° N, 82.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elyria, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3792&lon=-82.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74304, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74304-2018-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780422012689I

## Narrative

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

BIRD STRIKE AT CRUISE DESTROYED WINDSHIELD. MINOR INJURY TO PASSENGER.

## Other reports on N74304 (1)

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

- [Accident 20150604007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150604007639A), Jun 4, 2015: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B (N74304), Springhill, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot was on after landing rollout and advanced full throttle to execute a touch-and-go. As he reached to raise the flaps, he felt a bump and thought it might…

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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