19790128001789A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5B · Port Huron, MI · January 28, 1979

Date
January 28, 1979 · 14:30 local
Place
Port Huron, MI
Airport
St Clair Co
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N74560
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI79FEC11
Reported as
Gulstm AA5B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
920 total6 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that a gust of wind caused the aircraft to veer into snow on takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER INTO SNOW ON TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.