# Accident 19970922027929A: Amrgen AG5B, Texarkana, AR, September 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1997, 07:15 local time
- Place: Texarkana, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4418° N, 94.0377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Texarkana, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4418&lon=-94.0377&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1194L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1194L-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American General Acft AG5B (registry code 3990100, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-general-acft-ag5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AG5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970922027929A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON APPROACH MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN, CLIPPED MEDIAN ON HIGHWAY. CRASHED. (-23) AS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE PILOT REPORTED RECENTLY (THE PREVIOUS DAY) ATTENDING HIS FATHER'S FUNERAL, WAS FLYING AN AIRCRAFT THAT WAS NEW TO HIM, AND WAS FUNCTIONING WITH VERY LITTLE SLEEP.

## 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 FTW97LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA355), Sep 22, 1997: American General AG5B (N1194L), Texarkana, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, by failing to ensure timely refueling of the airplane, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing.

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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