# Incident 19840324015639I: Gulstm AA5B, Middletown, RI, March 24, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1984, 17:15 local time
- Place: Middletown, RI
- Airport: Newport State
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5324° N, 71.2815° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEWPORT STATE (UUU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5324&lon=-71.2815&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74681, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74681-1990-11-01) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 80 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840324015639I

## Narrative

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

PORPOISED ON LANDING. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N74681 (1)

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

- [Incident 19801231089629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801231089629I), Dec 31, 1980: Grumav AA5B (N74681), Ghent, WV, Minor damage. Electrical failure due to short in the alternator field winding battery terninals corroded and cable 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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