# Accident 19840811039819A: Gulstm AA5B, Monterey, CA, August 11, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1984, 00:09 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Peninsula
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5994° N, 121.8798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5994&lon=-121.8798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1544R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,206 total, 90 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FVM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FVM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840811039819A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS BEFORE FUEL STARVATION, ALSO FAILED TO EXECUTE MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE IN TIME.

## 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 LAX84FVM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FVM02), Aug 11, 1984: Grumman American AA-5B (N1544R), Monterey, CA, substantial damage

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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