# Incident 19870731055529I: Gulstm AA1, Vancouver, WA, July 31, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1987, 18:50 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Pearson
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6205° N, 122.6565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PEARSON FLD (VUO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6205&lon=-122.6565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5909L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5909L-2017-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870731055529I

## Narrative

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

FUEL STARVATION JUST BEFORE ENTERING THE PATTERN. OFF AIRPORT LANDING. SWITCHED FUEL TO EMPTY TANK.

## Other reports on N5909L (1)

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

- [Accident 20130523009589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130523009589A), May 23, 2013: American AA-1 (N5909L), Truckee, CA, Destroyed. The aircraft lost engine power at about 8500 feet AGL during the initial takeoff climb out and impacted several trees at the 7700 foot level about 8 miles east…

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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