# Incident 19840324013339I: Gulstm GA7, Rochester, NY, March 24, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1984, 14:40 local time
- Place: Rochester, NY
- Airport: Monroe Co
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1548° N, 77.6156° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1548&lon=-77.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N769GA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N769GA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. GA-7 (registry code 3960401, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-ga-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM GA7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840324013339I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO UNFEATHER PROP AFTER FEATHERING DEMO. ENGINE VIBRATION PREVENTED STARTER USE. ACCUMULATOR LOST NITROGEN.

## Other reports on N769GA (1)

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

- [Incident 19820129000599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820129000599I), Jan 29, 1982: Grumav G159 (N769GA), Rochester, NY. Za on takeoff right gear indicated unsafe. Aircraft returned safely. Found right gear switch hex lock nut loose.

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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