# Accident 19790606010799A: Gulstm AA5A, Cedar Rapids, IA, June 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1979, 18:00 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Airport: Greencastle
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7580° N, 91.7210° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREEN CASTLE (IA24), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7580&lon=-91.7210&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9814U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9814U-1979-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 49 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790606010799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND ON LANDING ATTEMPT. LET AIRCRAFT DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF RUNWAY. HIT WIRES.

## 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 MKC79FCD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCD21), Jun 6, 1979: Grumman AA-5A (N9814U), Cedar Rapids, IA, 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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