# Incident 19791016052169I: Gulstm AA1A, Westerly, RI, October 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1979, 12:30 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Airport: State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3733° N, 71.8068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westerly, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3733&lon=-71.8068&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7255L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7255L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 53 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/19791016052169I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT DAMAGED WING TIP AND PROP IN PORPOISE AND HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N7255L (1)

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

- [Incident 19790220007859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790220007859I), Feb 20, 1979: Gulstm AA1A (N7255L), North Sutton, NH, Minor damage. Lost directional control after landing on wrong airport. Icy runway had been plowed for snowmobile operations.

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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