# Accident 19791027030799A: Gulstm AA5A, Marquez, TX, October 27, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1979, 18:15 local time
- Place: Marquez, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2361° N, 96.2574° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marquez, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2361&lon=-96.2574&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26121, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26121-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 13 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791027030799A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS ENGINE LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A FIELD. AIRCRAFT HIT TREES. NO ENGINE DEFECTS.

## 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 FTW80FRA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA04), Oct 27, 1979: Grum Amer AA-5A (N26121), Marquez, 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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