# Accident 19790625027179A: Gulstm AA5, Mechanicville, NY, June 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1979, 20:30 local time
- Place: Mechanicville, NY
- Airport: Burrello-Mechanic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9041° N, 73.6889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mechanicville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9041&lon=-73.6889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7191L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7191L-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 36 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FFA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790625027179A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STALLED ON TAKEOFF. STALL WARNING SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE.

## 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 NYC79FFA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FFA26), Jun 25, 1979: Grum Amer AA5 (N7191L), Mechanicville, NY, destroyed

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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