# Incident 19780519034129I: Gulstm AA1, Beaumont, TX, May 19, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1978, 17:48 local time
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Airport: Jefferson Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9660U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9660U-2009-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (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: 18 total, 18 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/19780519034129I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BOUNCED AND THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT.

## Other reports on N9660U (2)

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

- [Accident 19790527011799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790527011799A), May 27, 1979: Gulstm AA1C (N9660U), Rockport, TX, Substantial damage. Stalled airplane in left bank just after lift off. No engine malfunction found.
- [Accident 19780725029199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780725029199A), Jul 25, 1978: Grumav AA1C (N9660U), Beaumont, TX, Substantial damage. Demo use of rudder to lvl wings drg apch stalls-prev dmg to vert .

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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