# Accident 19781115041559A: Gulstm AA5, Morris, IL, November 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1978
- Place: Morris, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 41.3802° N, 88.4243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morris, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3802&lon=-88.4243&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9748U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9748U) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,395 total, 150 in this make and model, 362 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781115041559A

## Narrative

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

BIRD SPOTTING. MALLARD DUCKS.

## 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 CHI79DEE12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE12), Nov 15, 1978: Grumman AA-5A (N9748U), Morris, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9748U (1)

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

- [Incident 20020712015479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020712015479I), Jul 12, 2002: Amrgen AA5A (N9748U), Miami, FL. (-23) After flying for one hour and ten minutes and on approach to land at tamiami airport (tmb), the pilot switched to the fullest tank, rt tank full, left…

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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