# Accident 19791017030569A: Gulstm AA1C, Rexburg, ID, October 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1979, 15:50 local time
- Place: Rexburg, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8229° N, 111.7910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rexburg, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8229&lon=-111.7910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9526U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9526U) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 3 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DYA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYA02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017030569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## 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 SEA80DYA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYA02), Oct 17, 1979: Amer Avco AA1-C (N9526U), Rexburg, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9526U (2)

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

- [Accident 20021123032009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021123032009A), Nov 23, 2002: Amrgen AA1C (N9526U), Rigby, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Departed Rigby, ID airport and lost power during climb out. Applied carb. Heat and power improved. Attempted to return to airport and force landed in a…
- [Accident 19790122001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790122001329A), Jan 22, 1979: Gulstm AA1C (N9526U), Retburg, ID, Substantial damage. Aircraft was not aligned with the runway on landing. Aircraft went to right side of runway which was snow covered.

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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