# Incident 19790303010719I: Gulstm AA5B, Fort Payne, AL, March 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1979, 08:10 local time
- Place: Fort Payne, AL
- Airport: Isbell
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4737° N, 85.7214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ISBELL FLD (4A9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4737&lon=-85.7214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74869, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74869) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 11 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/19790303010719I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ELECTED TO LAND DUE TO WEATHER. LOST BRAKING ACTION AFTER GOING THROUGH WATER AND RAN OFF RUNWAY END.

## Other reports on N74869 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980127006329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980127006329I), Jan 27, 1998: Gulstm AA5 (N74869), Akron, OH. Narrative: pilot deviation of 1/28/98 @ cak. Spoke with Mr. Gene mckenna, he stated that he was acting as PIC of Grumman American AA-S-N74869 on 1/28/98 @ 1420…

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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