# Incident 19961101044139I: Gulstm AA5B, Palo Alto, CA, November 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28299, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28299-2001-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA5B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 307 total, 4 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961101044139I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE START INCIDENT INVOLVING PROPERTY DAMAGE NOT EXPLAINED.

## Other reports on N28299 (2)

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

- [Accident 19980712016429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980712016429A), Jul 12, 1998: Amrgen AA5B (N28299), Chico Hot Spgs, MT, Substantial damage. Took off on county road toward higher terrain. Collided with terrain. Density altitude 7500FT. Possible over gross. (.4)the pilot-in-command was briefed by the…
- [Accident 19970709017389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970709017389A), Jul 9, 1997: Gulstm AA5B (N28299), Susanville, CA, Substantial damage. The pilot flew over the airport to checked the wind, which he said favored runway 16. He noted there was a little ripple on a lake adjacent to the runway. But…

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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