# Accident 19810914068589A: Gulstm AA5B, Hamburg, NY, September 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1981, 14:40 local time
- Place: Hamburg, NY
- Airport: Hamburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7009° N, 78.9148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAMBURG (4G2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7009&lon=-78.9148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1591R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 384 total, 1 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DFJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DFJ26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810914068589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE DOWNWIND LANDING ON SHORT STRIP AND COULD NOT STOP BEFORE AIRCRAFT HIT DITCH.

## 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 NYC81DFJ26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DFJ26), Sep 14, 1981: Grum Amer AA-5B (N1591R), Hamburg, 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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