# Accident 19790219004959A: Gulstm AA1A, Wausau, WI, February 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1979, 11:55 local time
- Place: Wausau, WI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9618° N, 89.6465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wausau, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9618&lon=-89.6465&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7256L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7256L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 376 total, 285 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790219004959A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE ON TOUCH AND GO. INSTRUCTOR ABORTED AIRCRAFT, RAN OFF ICY RWY, NOSED OVER

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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