# Accident 19940211002119A: Gulstm AA1A, Bishop, CA, February 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1994, 17:40 local time
- Place: Bishop, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4999° N, 118.3109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4999&lon=-118.3109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9614U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9614U-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1A
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 313 total, 25 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940211002119A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER LANDING IN SOFT SOIL FIELD. 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 LAX94LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA121), Feb 12, 1994: Grumman AA-1A (N9614U), Bishop, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and en route fuel consumption monitoring.

## Other reports on N9614U (2)

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

- [Incident 19870413016289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870413016289I), Apr 13, 1987: Gulstm AA1C (N9614U), Bermuda Dunes, CA, Minor damage. Touched down short of runway. During go around the gear struck runway lip. Damage to wheel pant, lower wing surface
- [Incident 19830909062629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830909062629I), Sep 9, 1983: Gulstm AA1C (N9614U), Milford, UT, Minor damage. On landing rollout aircraft drifted off runway. Left main gear went into a ditch. Crosswind component a factor.

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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