# Incident 19790805029499I: Gulstm AA5A, Lewistown, MT, August 5, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lewistown, MT
- Airport: Beacon Star
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0514° N, 109.4524° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lewistown, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0514&lon=-109.4524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26106, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 11 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790805029499I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TELEPHONE LINES AFTER LIFTOFF. LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD. DENSITY ALTITUDE NOT CALCULATED BY PILOT.

## Other reports on N26106 (1)

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

- [Accident 19771112034619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771112034619A), Nov 12, 1977: Grumav AA5A (N26106), Billings, MT, Substantial damage. Pilot talking to pax. Got low on final. Raised flaps,began to descend,lowered flaps.

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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