# Accident 19790325009809A: Gulstm AA1B, San Antonio, TX, March 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Westside
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8894L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8894L-1982-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,185 total, 49 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325009809A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT OVER ROTATED ON TAKEOFF. INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION SOON ENOUGH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW79DRG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRG23), Mar 25, 1979: Grumman AA-1B (N8894L), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8894L (1)

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

- [Accident 19800406008279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406008279A), Apr 6, 1980: Gulstm AA1B (N8894L), Castroville, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control during landing. Pilot was attempting second supervised solo.

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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