# Accident 19860917075569A: Gulstm 112A, El Monte, CA, September 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 1986, 12:00 local time
- Place: El Monte, CA
- Airport: El Monte Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0699° N, 118.0102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0699&lon=-118.0102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1455J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1455J-1996-08-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112A (registry code 7630302, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1D6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 600 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860917075569A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT SECURED ONE WING AND THEN HAND PROPPED THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT MOVED IN A CIRCLE,STRIKING ANOTHER PLANE.

## 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 LAX86LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA355), Sep 17, 1986: Aero Commander 112A (N1455J), El Monte, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1455J (1)

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

- [Accident 19951018032989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951018032989A), Oct 18, 1995: Gulstm 112A (N1455J), Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage. Rough engine and losing power on takeoff. Elected land in a field. Hit tree. NR3 fuel nozzle injector line blocked.

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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