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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-1A · Sweetwater, TX · May 8, 1985

Date
May 8, 1985 · 15:40 local
Place
Sweetwater, TX
Airport
Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6399L
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW85LA216
Reported as
Gulstm AA1A
Reported engine
Lycoming O235C2C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Engine failed on downwind due to fuel exhaustion in selected tank. Nosed over during rollout in field.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE FAILED ON DOWNWIND DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION IN SELECTED TANK. NOSED OVER DURING ROLLOUT IN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N6399L · 1

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