# Accident 19780624038879A: Gulstm AA5, Birchwood, WI, June 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1978
- Place: Birchwood, WI
- Airport: Tagalong
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 45.6577° N, 91.5506° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Birchwood, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6577&lon=-91.5506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28402 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 11 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DER05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DER05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780624038879A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH BARRELS.ACFT 89LBS OVER GW.

## 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 CHI78DER05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DER05), Jun 24, 1978: Grumman AA-5B (N28402), Birchwood, WI, substantial 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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