# Accident 19961104034509A: Socata TB9, Lawrence, NY, November 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lawrence, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5593° N, 75.1305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5593&lon=-75.1305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5541C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5541C-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Socata TB 9 TAMPICO (registry code 8680694, https://openairdocs.org/model/socata-tb-9-tampico) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SOCATA TB9
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 61 total, 61 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961104034509A

## Narrative

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

OFF COURSE LOW ON FUEL ELECTED LAND ON ROAD. SHEARED OFF RIGHT WING ON ROAD EMBANKMENT. FOUR GALS FUEL ON BOARD.

## 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 NYC97LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA012), Nov 4, 1996: Socata TB 9 Tampico (N5541C), Laurens, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for a precautionary landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the student becoming lost, the subsequent low fuel condition, and the…

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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