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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-1A · Levittown, PA · May 28, 2005

Date: May 28, 2005 · 13:05 local
Place: Levittown, PA
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9346L
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD05FA069
Reported as: Amrgen AA1A
Reported engine: Lycoming O235*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 551 total38 in the last 90 days

N9346LRegistration cancelled Mar 11, 2013 · American AA-1AS/N AA1A-0046 · Built 1971 Airframe modelAmerican AA-1A Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot was returning to the north philadelphia airport after supplying radio stations with traffic reports, primarily in the new jersey shore areas. The pilot reported to the north philadelphia tower that he was northeast of the airport inbound for landing. Approximately 4 minutes later the pilot stated, "engine failure, may-day, I am putting down in a field." The airplane crashed in a slightly wooded area behind an elementary school. The pilot was fatally injured. Witnesses and first responders at the scene reported no fire and no odor of gasoline. The wreckage was inspected by a representative of the NTSB. No fuel was evident in the airplane's fuel tanks and no fuel spillage was observed on the ground. The airplane had been operating approximately 3 hours. The airplane's approximate fuel duration is also 3 hours.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE NORTH PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT AFTER SUPPLYING RADIO STATIONS WITH TRAFFIC REPORTS, PRIMARILY IN THE NEW JERSEY SHORE AREAS. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE NORTH PHILADELPHIA TOWER THAT HE WAS NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT INBOUND FOR LANDING. APPROXIMATELY 4 MINUTES LATER THE PILOT STATED, "ENGINE FAILURE, MAY-DAY, I AM PUTTING DOWN IN A FIELD." THE AIRPLANE CRASHED IN A SLIGHTLY WOODED AREA BEHIND AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. WITNESSES AND FIRST RESPONDERS AT THE SCENE REPORTED NO FIRE AND NO ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE WRECKAGE WAS INSPECTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NTSB. NO FUEL WAS EVIDENT IN THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANKS AND NO FUEL SPILLAGE WAS OBSERVED ON THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN OPERATING APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS. THE AIRPLANE'S APPROXIMATE FUEL DURATION IS ALSO 3 HOURS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD05FA069Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportLevittown, PAThe pilot's improper in-flight planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the forced landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled…May 28, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9346L · 1

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

Incident 19951016041409INormal Cruise · South Brunswick, NJNarrative: aircraft reported loss in power, landed in field without damage or injury. Carburetor was removed from aircraft and returned to repair station (consolidated fuel systems, montgomery, AL) #FUXR511K. Inspection revealed dirt in float section at valve…Oct 16, 1995