# Accident 19800522015449A: Gulstm AA5A, Bristol, PA, May 22, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Bristol, PA
- Airport: 3m
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 40.1023° N, 74.8519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1023&lon=-74.8519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9904U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9904U-2013-05-30) (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: 31 total, 16 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FHD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800522015449A

## Narrative

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

OVER-CONTROLLED AND PANICKED ON LANDING. TRIED TO GO AROUND, THEN ABORTED. HIT GROUND, CARTWHEELED.

## 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 NYC80FHD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHD12), May 22, 1980: Grum-Amer AA-5A (N9904U), Bristol, PA, substantial damage

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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