# Accident 19791129044339A: Gulstm AA5, Huntington Beac, CA, November 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 1979, 19:04 local time
- Place: Huntington Beac, CA
- Airport: Meadowlark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6980° N, 118.0038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntington Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6980&lon=-118.0038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5495L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5495L-1982-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,432 total, 400 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129044339A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO FULLY CLOSE THROTTLE ON LANDING. JAMMED ON POWER APPLICATION ON GO-AROUND. MADE STALL CRASH-LANDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5495L (1)

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

- [Accident 19801129077719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801129077719A), Nov 29, 1980: Gulstm AA5 (N5495L), Huntington Beac, CA, Substantial damage. Unable to fully close throttle on landing. Jammed on power application on go-around. Made stall crash-landing.

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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