# Accident 19800712024769A: Gulstm AA5B, Independence, CA, July 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 1980, 20:30 local time
- Place: Independence, CA
- Airport: Independence
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8164° N, 118.2049° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at INDEPENDENCE (2O7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8164&lon=-118.2049&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28844, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28844-1982-10-07) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 126 total, 67 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVW21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVW21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800712024769A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO GO AROUND ON THIRD TRY FOR A DOWNWIND LANDING. STRUCK FENCE ON CLIMB.

## 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 LAX80DVW21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVW21), Jul 12, 1980: Grum-Amer AA-5B (N28844), Independence, CA, 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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