# Accident 19791229037249A: Gulstm AA1B, Lima, OH, December 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lima, OH
- Airport: Allen Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7407° N, 84.1121° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lima, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7407&lon=-84.1121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1445R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1445R-2014-09-05) (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: 242 total, 196 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791229037249A

## Narrative

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

FLEW VFR INTO AREA OF ZERO VISIBILITY. HIT GROUND IN A PLOWED FIELD, ATTEMPTING TO FIND NEARBY AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI80FEK06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK06), Dec 29, 1979: Grumman AA1-B (N1445R), Lima, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1445R (1)

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

- [Accident 19770816021729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770816021729A), Aug 16, 1977: Grumav AA1B (N1445R), Yardley, PA, Substantial damage. Misread windsock.

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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