# Accident 19900307003669A: Gulstm AA1B, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1990, 08:10 local time
- Place: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Isla Grande Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.4663° N, 66.1057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Juan, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.4663&lon=-66.1057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1492R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1492R) (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 O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900307003669A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF.

## 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 MIA90LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA084), Mar 7, 1990: Grumman American AA-1B (N1492R), San Juan, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING.

## Other reports on N1492R (1)

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

- [Accident 19761109039949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761109039949A), Nov 9, 1976: Grumav AA1B (N1492R), Manati, Puerto Rico, Substantial damage

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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