# Accident 19880514022869A: Gulstm AA1B, San Carlos, CA, May 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1988, 18:26 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4907° N, 122.2602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4907&lon=-122.2602&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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 361 total, 3 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880514022869A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN ON TEST FLIGHT. HIT A DIKE SHORT OF RUNWAY. FUEL LINE CAME LOOSE. HAD BEEN JUST REPLACED.

## 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 LAX88LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA184), May 15, 1988: Grumman American AA-1B (N9601L), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9601L (3)

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

- [Incident 19870913063409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870913063409I), Sep 13, 1987: Gulstm AA1B (N9601L), San Martin, CA. During a hand propped start, the propeller blade struck the arm of the person rotating the propeller.
- [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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