# Accident 19791019030719A: Gulstm AA5A, Houston, TX, October 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Gulf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26273, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26273) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 25 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791019030719A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW80FRA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FRA03), Oct 19, 1979: Grum Amer AA-5A (N26273), Houston, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26273 (2)

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

- [Incident 19790124004099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790124004099I), Jan 24, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N26273), Texas City, TX, Minor damage. Pilot ran a tank dry shortly after takeoff. Did not get the engine going again, had fuel in another tank.
- [Incident 19780926028579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780926028579I), Sep 26, 1978: Gulstm AA5A (N26273), League City, TX, Minor damage. Porpoise on touch and go landing landing gear separated from aircraft.

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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