# Incident 19780708043089I: Gulstm AA1, Lewiston, MI, July 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1978, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lewiston, MI
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8776° N, 84.3036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewiston, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8776&lon=-84.3036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5988L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5988L-2014-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 400 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/19780708043089I

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT FORCED DOWN DUE TO UNFORECAST LOW CEILINGS. NO DAMAGE. TOOK OFF FROM ROAD FOR RETURN TRIP.

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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