# Incident 19781221021449I: Gulstm AA5A, Aurora, OR, December 21, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1978, 14:30 local time
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2283° N, 122.7572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2283&lon=-122.7572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26122, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26122) (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 AA5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,270 total, 20 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/19781221021449I

## Narrative

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

PLANE HAD TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE DUE TO STARTED PUSH BUTTON WHICH WAS STUCK CLOSED.

## Other reports on N26122 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870407014779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870407014779I), Apr 7, 1987: Gulstm AA5A (N26122), Newbury Park, CA. Aircraft landed on a closed airport after fuel was exhausted. Fuel status not verifiable.

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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