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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm AA-5 · Moraga, CA · June 13, 1987

Date: June 13, 1987 · 15:30 local
Place: Moraga, CA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5881L
Reported as: Gulstm AA5
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,470 total440 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N5881LRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · American AA-5S/N AA5-0081 · Built 1972 Airframe modelAmerican AA-5 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot ran a fuel tank dry en route. Engine restarted for one minute and quit. Unable to restart, landed in a field.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RAN A FUEL TANK DRY EN ROUTE. ENGINE RESTARTED FOR ONE MINUTE AND QUIT. UNABLE TO RESTART, LANDED IN A FIELD.