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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5A · Glens Falls, NY · May 25, 1980

Date
May 25, 1980 · 12:45 local
Place
Glens Falls, NY
Airport
Warren Co
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26979
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FFA16
Reported as
Gulstm AA5A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
80 total22 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot made hard landing in gusty wind. Lost directional control, veered off runway.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT MADE HARD LANDING IN GUSTY WIND. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.