19790401019879A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5 · Pompey, NY · April 1, 1979

Date
April 1, 1979 · 07:30 local
Place
Pompey, NY
Airport
Wallbridge
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9535L
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FA032
Reported as
Gulstm AA5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
760 total225 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

VFR pilot lost control of acft in IFR weather during enroute flight. Acft hit trees and burned. No weathher check.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT LOST CONTROL OF ACFT IN IFR WEATHER DURING ENROUTE FLIGHT. ACFT HIT TREES AND BURNED. NO WEATHHER CHECK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.