# Accident 19950919044709A: Gulstm AA1B, Medina, OH, September 19, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1995, 09:20 local time
- Place: Medina, OH
- Airport: Medina Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1314° N, 81.7649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEDINA MUNI (1G5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1314&lon=-81.7649&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1424R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1424R-1999-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO95LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950919044709A

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED, LOST POWER IN PATTERN. NOSED OVER IN CORNFIELD. HAD RAN OUT OF FUEL. PLANE HAS SHORT FUEL RANGE. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT BKL ATCT APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES SOUTH FOR LANDING CLEARANCE. UNABLE TO ESTABLISH CONTACT. PILOT DIVERTED TO MEDINA AIRPORT APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES SOUTH OF HIS POSITION. DOWNWIND ENGINE QUIT, FUEL TANK WAS SWITCHED TO RIGHT FUEL TANK AND ENGINE RAN MOMENTARILY, THEN QUIT. 605 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 36, AIRPLANE STRUCK CORNFIELD AND CAME TO REST 450 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY. AIRPLANE CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. NO FUEL SMELL OR LEAKS AT SCENE COULD BE DETECTED. IN HANGAR, APPROXIMATELY 2 CUPS OF FUEL WAS DRAINED FROM TANKS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO95LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO95LA096), Sep 19, 1995: Grumman AA-1B (N1424R), Medina, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, which resulted in fuel exhaustion due to an inadequate supply of fuel. High vegetation (tall corn) in the emergency landing area was a related factor.

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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