# Accident 19790602010819A: Gulstm AA5A, O'Neill, NE, June 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: O'Neill, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4615° N, 98.6470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of O'Neill, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4615&lon=-98.6470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9910U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9910U) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 385 total, 83 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79DCJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790602010819A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DURING DESCENT WHEN PILOT FAILED TO USE CARBURETOR HEAT. LANDED ON WET GRASS FIELD,SLID INTO A FENCE

## 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 MKC79DCJ22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCJ22), Jun 2, 1979: Grumman AA5A (N9910U), Oneill, NE, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9910U (1)

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

- [Accident 19851201064269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851201064269A), Dec 1, 1985: Gulstm AA5A (N9910U), Fort Collins, CO, Substantial damage. Took off with one inch of rough ice covering airplane. Could not climb. Hit traffic sign landing on a road.

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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