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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-1 · Dunkirk, NY · August 24, 1983

Date: August 24, 1983 · 13:25 local
Place: Dunkirk, NY
Airport: Dunkirk
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5686L
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC83LA223
Reported as: Gulstm AA1
Reported engine: Lycoming O235C2C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 105 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N5686LRegistered now · American AA-1S/N AA1-0086 · Built 1969 Airframe modelAmerican AA-1 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel on final. Crash landed in a field short of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON FINAL. CRASH LANDED IN A FIELD SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC83LA223Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDunkirk, NYAt aprx 0955 EDT, the plt took off from schenectady, NY with 24 gal of fuel on board. About 2 1/2 hrs later, while on a downwind to land at Dunkirk, NY, he applied carburetor heat & then the eng lost power. The carburetor heat was shut off & a restart was…Aug 24, 1983 · Substantial damage