# Accident 19800406008279A: Gulstm AA1B, Castroville, TX, April 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1980, 17:25 local time
- Place: Castroville, TX
- Airport: Castroville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3424° N, 98.8512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CASTROVILLE MUNI (CVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3424&lon=-98.8512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8894L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8894L-1982-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 31 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800406008279A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING. PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO.

## 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 FTW80FRG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRG35), Apr 6, 1980: Grum-Amer AA1B (N8894L), Castroville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8894L (1)

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

- [Accident 19790325009809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790325009809A), Mar 25, 1979: Gulstm AA1B (N8894L), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot over rotated on takeoff. Instructor failed to take corrective action soon enough.

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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