# Accident 19780612032559A: Gulstm AA5, Angwin, CA, June 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1978
- Place: Angwin, CA
- Airport: Angwin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.5779° N, 122.4512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Angwin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5779&lon=-122.4512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74494, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74494-1983-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780612032559A

## Narrative

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

PLT REPORTED ENG MISSING,RUNNING ROUGH.LNDD ADJ TO UNLIT RWY,HIT SOCK.

## 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 OAK78DVG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVG49), Jun 12, 1978: Grum Amer AA5B (N74494), Angwin, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N74494 (1)

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

- [Accident 19801129072489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801129072489A), Nov 29, 1980: Grumav AA5B (N74494), Torrance, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot made landing too fast & low & ran off end of runway & crashed into parked airplane.

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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