# Incident 19790928049949I: Gulstm GA7, Lancaster, PA, September 28, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1979, 18:45 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0421° N, 76.3010° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0421&lon=-76.3010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707GA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N707GA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. GA-7 (registry code 3960401, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-ga-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM GA7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 875 total, 60 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/19790928049949I

## Narrative

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

VFR RATED PILOT GOT TOO LOW ON AN ILS APPROACH. HIT THE LAST SET OF APPROACH LIGHTS.

## Other reports on N707GA (1)

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

- [Incident 19880420020959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880420020959I), Apr 20, 1988: Gulstm GA7 (N707GA), Binghamton, NY. Left engine failed. Diverted. Found a broken connecting rod. .

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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