# Accident 19781021034979A: Gulstm AA5, Hillsboro, OR, October 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1978
- Place: Hillsboro, OR
- Airport: Hillsboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 45.5253° N, 122.9364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsboro, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5253&lon=-122.9364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9721U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9721U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 9 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781021034979A

## Narrative

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

CONT APCH & LND OK.

## 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 SEA79FYM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM02), Oct 21, 1978: Grum Amer AA5-A (N9721U), Hillsboro, OR, 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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