# Accident 19821003052489A: Gulstm AA1C, Madison, IN, October 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 1982, 18:35 local time
- Place: Madison, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8602° N, 86.4893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8602&lon=-86.4893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8055W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8055W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1C
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 1,005 in this make and model, 335 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821003052489A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER. CRASH LANDED IN A OPEN FIELD. 4 SPARK PLUG LEAD NUTS BACKED OFF. CORROSION ON TERMINALS.

## 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 CHI83LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA005), Oct 4, 1982: Grumman AA-1C (N8055W), Madison, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8055W (1)

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

- [Accident 19840610023549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840610023549A), Jun 10, 1984: Gulstm AA1C (N8055W), Madison, IN, Substantial damage. Runway was blocked by a slow aicraft. Student began a go around and stalled the aircraft.

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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