# Accident 19780530042629A: Gulstm AA5B, Cross Keys, NJ, May 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1978
- Place: Cross Keys, NJ
- Airport: Cross Keys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.7055° N, 75.0330° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CROSS KEYS (17N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7055&lon=-75.0330&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28426, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28426-2024-06-29) (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 AA5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 28 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FDH16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FDH16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780530042629A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC78FDH16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FDH16), May 30, 1978: Grum Amer AA5 (N28426), Cross Keys, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N28426 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830513076009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830513076009A), May 13, 1983: Gulstm AA5B (N28426), Bedminster, NJ, Substantial damage. Exhaust valve failed by worn guide, led to partial power loss. Hit trees on go around after high approach to runway.

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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