# Accident 19941226042169A: Gulstm AA1A, Lancaster, NY, December 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 1994, 22:34 local time
- Place: Lancaster, NY
- Airport: Lancaster Airport Inc Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9007° N, 78.6595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9007&lon=-78.6595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9457L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9457L-1999-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1A
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941226042169A

## Narrative

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

AFTER SEVERAL UNSUCESSFUL TRIES TO LAND DUE TO TRAFFIC HOLDING AND MISSED APPROACHES TRIED RETURN BASE. OUT OF FUEL

## 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 NYC95LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA047), Dec 27, 1994: Grumman American AA-1A (N9457L), Lancaster, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL TO RETURN TO THE HOME AIRPORT AFTER PROCEEDING TO AN ALTERNATE AIRPORT AND…

## Other reports on N9457L (1)

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

- [Incident 19790916023419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916023419I), Sep 16, 1979: Gulstm AA1A (N9457L), Niagara Falls, NY, Minor damage. Emergency landing due to fuel selector on empty tank.

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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