# Incident 19781026028369I: Gulstm AA5, Galesburg, IL, October 26, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 1978, 18:15 local time
- Place: Galesburg, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9502° N, 90.3766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galesburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9502&lon=-90.3766&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9564L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9564L-2013-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 38 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/19781026028369I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT NOTICED OIL ON WINDSHIELD, REQUESTED STRAIGHT IN. ENGINE FAILED. LOST OIL THROUGH CRANKSHAFT SEAL.

## Other reports on N9564L (1)

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

- [Accident 19810705038019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810705038019A), Jul 5, 1981: Grumav AA5 (N9564L), Summit Lake, WI, Substantial damage. Unable to climb out of ground effect. Aborted takeoff late. Wing hit trees on edge of runway, skidded off end.

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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