# Incident 19790217006459I: Gulstm AA5B, Emporia, KS, February 17, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1979, 18:32 local time
- Place: Emporia, KS
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4024° N, 96.1946° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Emporia, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4024&lon=-96.1946&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74100, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 416 total, 55 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/19790217006459I

## Narrative

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

5 FEET SNOW WIND ROW BETWEEN RUNWAY EDGE AND LIGHTS CAUSED PILOT TO LOSE VISUAL CUES AT NIGHT. STRUCK SNOWBANK.

## Other reports on N74100 (1)

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

- [Incident 19961111040389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961111040389I), Nov 11, 1996: Gulstm AA5B (N74100), Imperial, NE. Narrative: during cross-country VFR flight, the pilot experienced a rough running engine and made a precautionary landing at Imperial, NE. Maintenance…

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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