# Accident 19940726019389A: Gulstm AA1B, Corona, CA, July 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1994, 20:05 local time
- Place: Corona, CA
- Airport: Corona Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6398° N, 120.0197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6398&lon=-120.0197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8972L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8972L-2013-09-11) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 12 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940726019389A

## Narrative

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

LOST PARTIAL POWER ON CLIMBOUT. TRIED RETURN BUT LANDED SHORT. NO ENGINE PROBLEMS EXCEPT OVER RICH FUEL MIXTURE.

## 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 LAX94LA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA298), Jul 27, 1994: Grumman AA-1B (N8972L), Corona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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