# Accident 19800531026349A: Gulstm AA1B, Sussex, NJ, May 31, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1980, 10:45 local time
- Place: Sussex, NJ
- Airport: Sussex
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2002° N, 74.6230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUSSEX (FWN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2002&lon=-74.6230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1480R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1480R-1997-02-19) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 31 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC80DHA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800531026349A

## Narrative

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

VFR DEPARTURE INTO MARGINAL WEATHER. HEAVY RAIN. TRIED TO TURN BACK. ELECTED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT. WING HIT TREE.

## 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 NYC80DHA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DHA25), May 31, 1980: Grum Amer AA-1 (N1480R), Sussex, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1480R (2)

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

- [Accident 19830705028439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830705028439A), Jul 5, 1983: Gulstm AA1B (N1480R), Newport, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into a powerline shortly after takeoff. Aircraft demolished by ground impact.
- [Accident 19780827027029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780827027029A), Aug 27, 1978: Grumav AA1B (N1480R), Mckeesport, 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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