19791109030709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA5 · San Jose, CA · November 9, 1979

Date
November 9, 1979 · 23:15 local
Place
San Jose, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5457L
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX79FVM07
Reported as
Gulstm AA5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
209 total11 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion. Landed in street. Hit wires, parked autos.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE STOPPED DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION. LANDED IN STREET. HIT WIRES, PARKED AUTOS.

NTSB investigation

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