# Incident 19870913063409I: Gulstm AA1B, San Martin, CA, September 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1987, 14:00 local time
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Airport: South County Of Santa Clara Co
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0829° N, 121.5963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Martin, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0829&lon=-121.5963&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9601L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9601L-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870913063409I

## Narrative

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

DURING A HAND PROPPED START, THE PROPELLER BLADE STRUCK THE ARM OF THE PERSON ROTATING THE PROPELLER.

## Other reports on N9601L (3)

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

- [Accident 19880514022869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880514022869A), May 14, 1988: Gulstm AA1B (N9601L), San Carlos, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit in pattern on test flight. Hit a dike short of runway. Fuel line came loose. Had been just replaced.
- [Incident 19810731062049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810731062049I), Jul 31, 1981: Grumav AA1B (N9601L), Sioux City, IA, Minor damage. During landing aircraft sustained prop damage. Investigation being conducted.
- [Accident 19750316004299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750316004299A), Mar 16, 1975: Grumav AA1B (N9601L), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. Student undershot sim forced ldg,then lost ctl.

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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