# Accident 19800407008239A: Gulstm AA1A, Galax, VA, April 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1980, 16:50 local time
- Place: Galax, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6656° N, 80.9143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galax, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6656&lon=-80.9143&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5765L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5765L-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 221 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FIJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800407008239A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED LOW CEILING. UNABLE TO LOCATE AIRPORT, LOW ON FUEL, STRUCK GUYWIRE WHILE LANDING ON GOLF COURSE.

## 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 IAD80FIJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FIJ01), Apr 7, 1980: Grum Amer AA-1A (N5765L), Galax, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5765L (1)

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

- [Accident 19930904032979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930904032979A), Sep 4, 1993: Gulstm AA1 (N5765L), Tuscaloosa, AL, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Landed in brush covered field. Wiped off all three gear no compression in nr 1/4 cylinder.

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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