# Incident 19780912017159I: Gulstm AA1B, Macedon, NY, September 12, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1978, 19:00 local time
- Place: Macedon, NY
- Airport: Lakestone
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0648° N, 77.3003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Macedon, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0648&lon=-77.3003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1512R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1512R-2014-09-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,160 total, 450 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/19780912017159I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N1512R (1)

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

- [Accident 19810424021809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810424021809A), Apr 24, 1981: Grumav AA1B (N1512R), Albion, NY, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control on takeoff roll. Struck runway light. CFI unable to correct swerve.

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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