# Accident 20021123032009A: Amrgen AA1C, Rigby, ID, November 23, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2002, 11:49 local time
- Place: Rigby, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6383° N, 111.9283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6383&lon=-111.9283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9526U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9526U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021123032009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED RIGBY, ID AIRPORT AND LOST POWER DURING CLIMB OUT. APPLIED CARB. HEAT AND POWER IMPROVED. ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AIRPORT AND FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLO PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ATTACH STRUCTURE. (-23 AMENDMENT) POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED, AND PILOT STATEMENT CONFIRMED THE POWER LOSS WAS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION.

## 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 SEA03LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA017), Nov 23, 2002: Grumman American AA-1C (N9526U), Rigby, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of a fuel tank with inadequate fuel resulting in fuel starvation and a complete power loss during the initial climb. A contributing factor was the ditch which the aircraft…

## Other reports on N9526U (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19791017030569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017030569A), Oct 17, 1979: Gulstm AA1C (N9526U), Rexburg, ID, Substantial damage. Engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.
- [Accident 19790122001329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790122001329A), Jan 22, 1979: Gulstm AA1C (N9526U), Retburg, ID, Substantial damage. Aircraft was not aligned with the runway on landing. Aircraft went to right side of runway which was snow covered.

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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