# Incident 19790910034959I: Gulstm AA5A, New Iberia, LA, September 10, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1979, 20:05 local time
- Place: New Iberia, LA
- Airport: Acadiana Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0378° N, 91.8839° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ACADIANA RGNL (ARA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0378&lon=-91.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9811U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9811U) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 68 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/19790910034959I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AT NIGHT ON SEAWAY 34 RATHER THAN ADJACENT RUNWAY 34. NO INJURIES, FLOATING AIRCRAFT WAS SAVED.

## Other reports on N9811U (1)

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

- [Accident 19810919060129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810919060129A), Sep 19, 1981: Grumav AA5B (N9811U), Opelousas, LA, Substantial damage. Veered off Private strip on landing roll. Stopped in a ditch. Runway has a high center crown.

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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