# Incident 19800401046929I: Gulstm AA5A, Chesterfield, MO, April 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1980, 18:10 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Arrowhead
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26654, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26654-2012-09-19) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 418 total, 145 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/19800401046929I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT UNDERSHOOTING SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING, TOLD BY INSTRUCTOR TO EXTEND GLIDE BY LOWERING FLAPS.

## Other reports on N26654 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820619031289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820619031289I), Jun 19, 1982: Grumav AA5A (N26654), Chesterfield, MO. Engine quit shortly after takeoff. Landed off end of runway. Found water in fuel.

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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