# Accident 19790527011799A: Gulstm AA1C, Rockport, TX, May 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1979, 15:06 local time
- Place: Rockport, TX
- Airport: Aransas Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0862° N, 97.0437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ARANSAS COUNTY (RKP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0862&lon=-97.0437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9660U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9660U-2009-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 131 total, 43 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FRG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790527011799A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AIRPLANE IN LEFT BANK JUST AFTER LIFT OFF. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION FOUND.

## 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 FTW79FRG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG34), May 27, 1979: Grum Amer AA1-C (N9660U), Rockport, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9660U (2)

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

- [Accident 19780725029199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780725029199A), Jul 25, 1978: Grumav AA1C (N9660U), Beaumont, TX, Substantial damage. Demo use of rudder to lvl wings drg apch stalls-prev dmg to vert .
- [Incident 19780519034129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780519034129I), May 19, 1978: Gulstm AA1 (N9660U), Beaumont, TX, Minor damage. Student bounced and then lost directional control. Struck runway light.

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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