# Accident 19890114000639A: Gulstm STCAA1, Westlake, CA, January 14, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1989, 16:13 local time
- Place: Westlake, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1892° N, 118.8091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1892&lon=-118.8091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7174L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7174L-2015-04-30) (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 STCAA1
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,212 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890114000639A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL. STRUCK A LIGHT POLE AND CRASHED INVERTED TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD FILLED WITH TRAFFIC.

## 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 LAX89LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA084), Jan 15, 1989: Grumman American AA-1B (N7174L), Westlake, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING AND DECISION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: FAULTY FUEL INDICATION, UTILITY POLE & UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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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