# Accident 19790513013979A: Gulstm AA1C, Blue Ridge, GA, May 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1979, 11:30 local time
- Place: Blue Ridge, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8665° N, 84.3219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Ridge, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8665&lon=-84.3219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9564U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9564U-1981-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 99 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FKG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790513013979A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO DETERIORATING WEATHER, MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A ROAD. MADE A HARD LANDING.

## 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 MIA79FKG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKG39), May 13, 1979: Grum Amer AA1C (N9564U), Blue Ridge, GA, substantial damage

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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