# Incident 19790220007859I: Gulstm AA1A, North Sutton, NH, February 20, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 1979, 13:00 local time
- Place: North Sutton, NH
- Airport: Kearsafe Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3640° N, 71.9395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Sutton, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3640&lon=-71.9395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7255L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7255L) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 150 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/19790220007859I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING ON WRONG AIRPORT. ICY RUNWAY HAD BEEN PLOWED FOR SNOWMOBILE OPERATIONS.

## Other reports on N7255L (1)

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

- [Incident 19791016052169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791016052169I), Oct 16, 1979: Gulstm AA1A (N7255L), Westerly, RI, Minor damage. Student pilot damaged wing tip and prop in porpoise and hard landing.

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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