# Accident 19910413014299A: Gulstm AA1C, Inyokern, CA, April 13, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1991, 20:30 local time
- Place: Inyokern, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8805° N, 118.1509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8805&lon=-118.1509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31DV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31DV-1994-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1C
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 200 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910413014299A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ON A NIGHT CROSSCOUNTRY. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY.

## 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 LAX91LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA176), Apr 14, 1991: Grumman AA-LC (N31DV), Inyokern, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR FLIGHT PLANNING BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND WHICH RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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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