# Accident 19790708017519A: Gulstm AA5, Warrenton, VA, July 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1979, 11:50 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7154° N, 77.7976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warrenton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7154&lon=-77.7976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9629U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9629U-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 9 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FIA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708017519A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED ON TRAINING CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. STUDENT FAILED TO SWITCH TANKS,OVERSHOT EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## 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 IAD79FIA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FIA14), Jul 8, 1979: Grum Amer AA-5 (N9629U), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9629U (1)

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

- [Accident 19851003053869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851003053869A), Oct 3, 1985: Gulstm AA5 (N9629U), Hurricane, WV, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew VFR into mountainous area with low ceiling and visibility. Struck trees on a cloud obscured mountain.

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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