# Accident 19800717032939A: Gulstm AA1, Midland, MI, July 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1980, 12:30 local time
- Place: Midland, MI
- Airport: Jack Barstow
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6629° N, 84.2613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACK BARSTOW (IKW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6629&lon=-84.2613&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5621L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5621L-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 361 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717032939A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. PILOT INTENTIONALLY STALLED PLANE TO AVOID TREES. FOUND FUEL SELECTOR BETWEEN TANKS.

## 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 CHI80FEM36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM36), Jul 17, 1980: Grum-Amer AA-1 (N5621L), Midland, MI, destroyed

## Other reports on N5621L (1)

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

- [Accident 19730419010049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730419010049A), Apr 19, 1973: Grumav AA1 (N5621L), Chattanooga, TN, Substantial damage. Taxied off taxiway into construction area marked by reflectors. Acft not eqpd with ldg lgt.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.