# Incident 19790916023419I: Gulstm AA1A, Niagara Falls, NY, September 16, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1979, 13:11 local time
- Place: Niagara Falls, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0928° N, 79.0147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Niagara Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0928&lon=-79.0147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9457L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9457L-1999-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 12 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/19790916023419I

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO FUEL SELECTOR ON EMPTY TANK.

## Other reports on N9457L (1)

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

- [Accident 19941226042169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941226042169A), Dec 26, 1994: Gulstm AA1A (N9457L), Lancaster, NY, Substantial damage. After several unsucessful tries to land due to traffic holding and missed approaches tried return base. Out of fuel

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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