# Incident 19970607021029I: Gulstm AA1, Bellingham, WA, June 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1997, 14:58 local time
- Place: Bellingham, WA
- Airport: Bellingham International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.7927° N, 122.5375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELLINGHAM INTL (BLI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.7927&lon=-122.5375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5985L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5985L-2013-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1
- Reported engine: LYC O235L2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970607021029I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON FINAL. FORCE LANDED ON RUNWAY 34. FUEL EXHAUSTION. BUBBLE STYLE FUEL INDICATORS SHOWED QUARTER.

## Other reports on N5985L (2)

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

- [Accident 20021223034249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021223034249A), Dec 23, 2002: Amrgen AA1 (N5985L), Chehalis, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft lost power after turning base 200 yards from runway. Passenger reported pilot pushed the throttle in several times without any response.…
- [Incident 19830307012319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830307012319I), Mar 7, 1983: Gulstm AA1 (N5985L), Bakersfield, CA, Minor damage. Allowed aircraft to land nose wheel first. Impact collapsed the nose gear.

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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