# Accident 20010110001089A: Amrgen AA1B, Cottage Grove, OR, January 10, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 2001, 14:20 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7800° N, 123.0361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7800&lon=-123.0361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9988L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9988L-2001-06-28) (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: AMRGEN AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010110001089A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 1/10/01, N9988L, A GRUMANN AA1-B TRAINING FLIGHT LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL DEPLETION. A/C CRASHED 1 MILE FROM THE COTTAGE GROVE AIRPORT (61C), OREGON. THE STUDENT PILOT DOUGLAS SMITH  AND HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR BOTH RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE A/C WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT FORCES.

## 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 SEA01LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA037), Jan 10, 2001: Grumman American AA-1B (N9988L), Cottage Grove, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to ensure (supervision) the student had an adequate supply of fuel available, and the student's failure to refuel the aircraft sufficently resulting in a fuel…

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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