# Incident 19800309024529I: Gulstm AA5B, San Jose, CA, March 9, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1980, 16:10 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74639, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74639) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 30 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/19800309024529I

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON TWO ATTEMPTS TO LAND. CUT POWER ON 3RD ATTEMPT & DAMAGED PROPELLER DURING PORPOISE.

## Other reports on N74639 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810124011089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124011089I), Jan 24, 1981: Grumav AA5B (N74639), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. During static runup the pilot allowed the aircraft to get away from him and hit the aircraft parked in front of him

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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