# Accident 19800525018309A: Gulstm AA5A, Glens Falls, NY, May 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1980, 12:45 local time
- Place: Glens Falls, NY
- Airport: Warren Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3112° N, 73.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glens Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3112&lon=-73.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26979, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26979-1981-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5A (registry code 3970104, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 22 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80FFA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525018309A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC80FFA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FFA16), May 25, 1980: Grunman AA-5A (N26979), Glens Falls, NY, 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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