# Accident 19770820024229A: Gulstm AA1B, Hamilton City, CA, August 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1977
- Place: Hamilton City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.7427° N, 122.0109° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton City, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7427&lon=-122.0109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1629R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1629R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 3 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820024229A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SEL ON L TANK - EMPTY, RT TANK 5 GALLONS.

## 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 OAK77DVG61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG61), Aug 20, 1977: Grumman AA-1B (N1629R), Hamilton City, CA, 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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