# Accident 19791005028789A: Gulstm AA1B, Fredericktown, OH, October 5, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1979, 14:15 local time
- Place: Fredericktown, OH
- Airport: Craft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4785° N, 82.5495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericktown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4785&lon=-82.5495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1650R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1650R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 136 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791005028789A

## Narrative

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

MADE SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF. LET AIRCRAFT DRIFT OFF RUNWAY ON LIFTOFF. WING TIP HIT STANDING CORN. FACTOR: CROSSWIND.

## 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 CHI80FEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK02), Oct 5, 1979: Grum-Amer AA1-B (N1650R), Fredericktown, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1650R (1)

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

- [Incident 19781105023629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781105023629I), Nov 5, 1978: Gulstm AA1B (N1650R), Tiffin, OH, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged nose gear and propeller. Student pilot.

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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