# Accident 19790723018509A: Gulstm AA1B, West Greenwich, RI, July 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: West Greenwich, RI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6380° N, 71.6879° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Greenwich, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6380&lon=-71.6879&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9678L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9678L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 47 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790723018509A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHEN RUNNING LOW ON FUEL DURING LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

## 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 NYC79FNA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA25), Jul 23, 1979: Grum Amer AA1B (N9678L), W.Greenwich, RI, 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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