19791019030719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5A · Houston, TX · October 19, 1979

Date: October 19, 1979 · 17:00 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: Gulf
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N26273
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW80FRA03
Reported as: Gulstm AA5A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 50 total25 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N26273Registered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A0500 · Built 1977 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Engine quit on base leg. Landed short of runway. No fuel in right tank.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT ON BASE LEG. LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. NO FUEL IN RIGHT TANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW80FRA03Accident · No injuriesClosedHouston, TXOct 19, 1979 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N26273 · 2

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

Incident 19790124004099IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Texas City, TXPilot ran a tank dry shortly after takeoff. Did not get the engine going again, had fuel in another tank.Jan 24, 1979 · Minor damage Incident 19780926028579ITouch And Go Landing · League City, TXPorpoise on touch and go landing landing gear separated from aircraft.Sep 26, 1978 · Minor damage