# Incident 19790404013449I: Gulstm AA5A, Henderson, TX, April 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1979, 14:45 local time
- Place: Henderson, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.1599° N, 94.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1599&lon=-94.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26723, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26723) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5A (registry code 3970104, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 405 total, 91 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/19790404013449I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR DIRECTED STUDENT TO COMPLETE EMERGENCY LANDING IN SELECTED FIELD. HIT A BUMP. BROKE THE NOSE GEAR. ZA

## Other reports on N26723 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810410026009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410026009I), Apr 10, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N26723), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Engine ran rough on climbout. Pilot made downwind landing on airport but ran off runway as plane hit at angle.

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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