# Incident 19790916023309I: Gulstm AA1, Harvest, AL, September 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1979, 14:10 local time
- Place: Harvest, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8551° N, 86.7586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harvest, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8551&lon=-86.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9659L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9659L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 84 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/19790916023309I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOUCHED DOWN MIDFIELD AND OVERRAN THE RUNWAY INTO A SOY BEAN FIELD.

## Other reports on N9659L (1)

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

- [Accident 20240904021729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240904021729A), Sep 4, 2024: Grumman AA-5 (N9659L), Rockmart, GA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. On September 4th, 2024, the aircraft departed kpuj with a pilot and student. After flying a series of turns with parallel paths, the aircraft slowed and…

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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