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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-1C · Mt Airy, MD · September 13, 1979

Date
September 13, 1979 · 16:00 local
Place
Mt Airy, MD
Phase of flight
Sfl Go Around
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N31NA
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79DA079
Reported as
Gulstm AA1C
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,624 total557 in this make and model145 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

CFI let acft descend to unsafe altitude on practice forced landing. Unable to clear obstacles. Psbl engine defect

As the FAA filed it

CFI LET ACFT DESCEND TO UNSAFE ALTITUDE ON PRACTICE FORCED LANDING. UNABLE TO CLEAR OBSTACLES. PSBL ENGINE DEFECT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.