# Incident 20030618011129I: Amrgen AA5A, Las Vegas, NV, June 18, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2003, 09:35 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9679U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9679U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 116 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030618011129I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 0935 LOCAL TIME, DURING FLIGHT FROM DURANGO, CO (DRO) TO HENDERSON, NV (HND) AND WITHIN SIGHT OF HND AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO ENGINE QUITTING AND LANDED AT LAS. PIC STATED THAT HE HAD EXHAUSTED FUEL FROM BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TANKS WHEN ENGINE QUIT. VISUAL INSPECTION VERIFIED EMPTY TANKS. A/C WAS REFUELED WITH 18 GALS PER SIDE AND ALL SYSTEMS OPERATED NORMALLY. NO DAMAGE TO A/C OR INJURY TO OCCUPANTS.

## Other reports on N9679U (1)

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

- [Incident 19790730013909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790730013909I), Jul 30, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N9679U), Linwood, MS, Minor damage. Overshot landing, veered off side of runway.

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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