# Accident 19790330006309A: Gulstm G44A, Delta, UT, March 30, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3732° N, 112.5245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delta, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3732&lon=-112.5245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44A (registry code 3951508, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,555 total, 199 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FTM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790330006309A

## Narrative

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

ONE ENGINE FAILED. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT ON OTHER ENGINE. LANDED IN DESERT. ENGINE REPORT TO BE SENT LATER.

## 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 DEN79FTM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FTM13), Mar 30, 1979: Grumman G44A (N111W), Delta, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N111W (2)

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

- [Accident 20160917017969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160917017969A), Sep 17, 2016: Grumman G-44A (N111W), Lakeport, CA, Substantial damage. On September 17, 2016 at approximately 18:25Z on clearlake lake, Lakeport, CA. N111W, Grumman G-44A / navy J4F-2, widgeon (floatplane). As the floatplane was…
- [Incident 19870411026059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870411026059I), Apr 11, 1987: Gulstm G44A (N111W), Minden, NV, Minor damage. While expanding experience in aircraft pilots, landed gear up. Warning lights found to be inoperative.

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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