# Incident 19790704018429I: Gulstm AA1C, El Centro, CA, July 4, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1979, 12:55 local time
- Place: El Centro, CA
- Airport: Imperial Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8342° N, 115.5787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IMPERIAL COUNTY (IPL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8342&lon=-115.5787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9952U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9952U-2009-08-18) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 61 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/19790704018429I

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD, PORPOISED BENDING NOSE GEAR AND PROP

## Other reports on N9952U (1)

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

- [Incident 19900412020229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412020229I), Apr 12, 1990: Gulstm AA1C (N9952U), West Carrollton, OH. Fuel exhaustion after liftoff. Landed in field across river. Engine quit due to empty tank. Fuel in other tank.

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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