# Accident 19790428007209A: Gulstm AA5A, Columbus, OH, April 28, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1979, 11:15 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Port Columbus
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9678U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9678U-2009-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 10 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428007209A

## Narrative

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

NO. 3 CYLINDER EXHAUST VALVE FACE HAD SEPARATED AND WAS FOUND IN THE VENTURA OF THE CARBURETOR SHUTTING OFF FUEL.

## 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 CHI79FEK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK11), Apr 28, 1979: Grumman AA5A (N9678U), Port Columbus, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9678U (1)

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

- [Accident 20080711840589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080711840589A), Jul 11, 2008: Amrgen AA5A (N9678U), Denton, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Approx five statue miles (sm) west of Denton Municipal Airport at 3500 feet mean sea level (MSL) the aircraft lost power due to fuel exhaustion in the…

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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