# Accident 19850828049809A: Gulstm AA1C, Wheatland, NY, August 28, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1985, 19:45 local time
- Place: Wheatland, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0898° N, 77.6408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0898&lon=-77.6408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9787U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9787U-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1C
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 917 total, 61 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC85LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850828049809A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN A FIELD DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.  NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF DURING LANDING.  FUEL ESTIMATION INCORRECT.

## 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 NYC85LA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA233), Aug 28, 1985: Grumman AA-1C (N9787U), Wheatland, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9787U (2)

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

- [Incident 19830705061829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830705061829I), Jul 5, 1983: Gulstm AA1B (N9787U), Milwaukee, WI, Substantial damage. Engine vibration on climbout made 180 and landed. Engine seized on the rollout. Failed from rich mixture operation.
- [Incident 19791022054819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791022054819I), Oct 22, 1979: Gulstm AA1C (N9787U), Batavia, NY, Minor damage. Flight instructor failed to prevent loss of directional control during landing by student.

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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