# Accident 19931231047389A: Gulstm AA1C, Santa Paula, CA, December 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1993, 15:35 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3990° N, 119.0701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3990&lon=-119.0701&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39036, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39036-1997-01-15) (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 O235L2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 5 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931231047389A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE APPEARED LABORING ON TAKEOFF. LOSING POWER. PILOT TURNED BACK. STALLED INVERTED INTO RIVER.

## 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 LAX94FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA089), Dec 31, 1993: Grumman AA-1C (N39036), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, and subsequent inadvertent stall during an undetermined loss of engine power following takeoff.

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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