# Accident 20050528011909A: Amrgen AA1A, Levittown, PA, May 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2005, 13:05 local time
- Place: Levittown, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1431° N, 74.8611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1431&lon=-74.8611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9346L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9346L-2013-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1A
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 551 total, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050528011909A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 IAD05FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05FA069), May 28, 2005: American AA-1A (N9346L), Levittown, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N9346L (1)

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

- [Incident 19951016041409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951016041409I), Oct 16, 1995: Gulstm AA1A (N9346L), South Brunswick, NJ. Narrative: aircraft reported loss in power, landed in field without damage or injury. Carburetor was removed from aircraft and returned to repair station…

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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