# Accident 19791017031259A: Gulstm 500A, San Francisco, CA, October 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1979, 00:00 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.7750° N, 122.4194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Francisco, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7750&lon=-122.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4111P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4111P-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500 (registry code 0141102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 500A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,566 total, 11 in this make and model, 309 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017031259A

## Narrative

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

LOST STEERING & BRAKES WHILE TAXIING TO RAMP. HIT HANGAR. FOUND LEAKY HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.

## 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 LAX80FVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVM03), Oct 17, 1979: Aero Comdr 500 (N4111P), San Francisco, CA, incident, minor damage

## Other reports on N4111P (2)

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

- [Accident 19880210013929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880210013929A), Feb 10, 1988: Gulstm 500RKWELL (N4111P), St Kitts, DO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Unable to obtain fuel for return trip. Beleived to have run out of fuel and ditched in ocean. No trace found.
- [Accident 19871120081889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871120081889A), Nov 20, 1987: Gulstm 500RKWELL (N4111P), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage. Pilot stated the gear collapsed on touchdown. Investigation showed that the pilot landed with gear up.

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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