# Accident 20011119035159A: Amrgen AA1B, Patterson, LA, November 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 19, 2001, 17:30 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Airport: Harry P Williams Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7133° N, 91.3319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7133&lon=-91.3319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6530L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6530L-2013-04-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011119035159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE POSITION LIGHT LENS TO BREAK AND THUS CAUSING OTHER MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. APPROXIMATELY 16 FEET AWAY THE BLADES OF THE PROPELER STRUCK THE GROUND FOUR TIMES AT ESTIMATED LOW POWER. THE MASS IMPACT WAS THEN CAUSED. THIS IMPACT RESULTED IN THE PROPELLER ALONG WITH THE FLYWHEEL TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE ENGINE AND REMAIN AT THE POINT OF IMPACT. APPROXIMATELY 90 FEET AWAY IS WHERE THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. DEBRIS COVERED A SMALL AREA ABOUT SEVENTY-FIVE BY ONE HUNDRED FEET. THE DEBRIS CONSISTED OF ENGINE COWL PLEXI-GLASS, SHOE, EYE GLASS CASE, PAINT AND ETC. THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE RIGHT WING AND NO SIGN OF FUEL SPILLAGE. THE LEFT WING HAD AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THE FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH WAS IN THE "BOTH TANKS OFF" POSITION. THERE WERE SEVERAL WITNESSES AND ALL SAY THAT HIS AIRPLANE'S ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN QUIT. THE CERTIFICATE IN MR. SULTAN'S POSSESSION HAD HIS NAME ON IT, BUT THAT CERTIFICATE ACTUALLY HAD BEEN ISSUED TO A MR. EDWIN ANDREW KUNKLER. AN AUTOPSY IS BEING PERFORMED. THIS INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.

## 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 FTW02FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02FA037), Nov 19, 2001: Grumman American AA-1B (N6530L), Patterson, LA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of fuel with the positioning of the fuel selector in the off position and his failure to maintain airspeed resulting in fuel starvation, and the airplane entering into a…

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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