# Accident 19791012029449A: Gulstm AA5A, Cold Spring, TX, October 12, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1979, 15:15 local time
- Place: Cold Spring, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5893° N, 95.1312° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldspring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5893&lon=-95.1312&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9983U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9983U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 149 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791012029449A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED DUE TO SEPARATION OF EXHAUST VALVE HEAD ON NO. 4 CYLINDER.

## 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 FTW80FRA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA02), Oct 12, 1979: Grum-Amer AA-5A (N9983U), Cold Spring, TX, substantial damage

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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