# Incident 19790124004099I: Gulstm AA5A, Texas City, TX, January 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1979, 10:15 local time
- Place: Texas City, TX
- Airport: Houston Gulf
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5083° N, 95.0514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Houston Gulf Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5083&lon=-95.0514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26273, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26273) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 4 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/19790124004099I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RAN A TANK DRY SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. DID NOT GET THE ENGINE GOING AGAIN, HAD FUEL IN ANOTHER TANK.

## Other reports on N26273 (2)

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

- [Accident 19791019030719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019030719A), Oct 19, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N26273), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit on base leg. Landed short of runway. No fuel in right tank.
- [Incident 19780926028579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780926028579I), Sep 26, 1978: Gulstm AA5A (N26273), League City, TX, Minor damage. Porpoise on touch and go landing landing gear separated from 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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