# Accident 19790705013609A: Gulstm AA1B, Elizabethtown, PA, July 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1979, 20:20 local time
- Place: Elizabethtown, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1535° N, 76.5982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethtown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1535&lon=-76.5982&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1604R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGT19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790705013609A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE BAD LANDING, ELECTED TO GO AROUND, DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY AND STALLED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC79FGT19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGT19), Jul 5, 1979: Grumman AA1B (N1604R), Elizabethtown, PA, 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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