# Incident 19800627056449I: Gulstm AA5B, New Branfels, TX, June 27, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1980, 17:45 local time
- Place: New Branfels, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AWGA
- Location: 29.7030° N, 98.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Braunfels, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7030&lon=-98.1245&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81099, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81099-1991-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 20 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800627056449I

## Narrative

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

AIR CLEANER GASKET BECAME DISLODGED PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE CARBURETOR.

## Other reports on N81099 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900930043269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900930043269A), Sep 30, 1990: Gulstm AA5B (N81099), Gallatin, TN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Lost control circling to land after several attempts in fog. Cartwheeled on impact.

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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