# Accident 19790913030589A: Gulstm AA1C, Mt Airy, MD, September 13, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Mt Airy, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3747° N, 77.1538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Airy, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3747&lon=-77.1538&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31NA-1980-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1C
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,624 total, 557 in this make and model, 145 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790913030589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 IAD79DA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DA079), Sep 13, 1979: Grumman AA1C (N31NA), Mt Airy, MD, destroyed

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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