# Accident 19781209038709A: Gulstm AA5, Portage, WI, December 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 1978
- Place: Portage, WI
- Airport: Portage Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 43.5603° N, 89.4829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTAGE MUNI (C47), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5603&lon=-89.4829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1348R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1348R) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 14 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781209038709A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI79FEP09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEP09), Dec 9, 1978: Grumman AA-5 (N1348R), Portage, WI, 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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