# Accident 20061008024669A: Amrgen AA5B, Jamestown, CA, October 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2006, 13:16 local time
- Place: Jamestown, CA
- Airport: Kistler Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8594° N, 120.5553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8594&lon=-120.5553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39ER, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39ER-2009-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061008024669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE ENROUTE TO DESTINATION. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND FORCE LANDED ON A DIRT STRIP 12 MILES WEST OF OAKDALE, CA. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE DIRT STRIP AND HIT A FENCE RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A LARGE HOLE ON THE ENGINE CASE THAT MAY HAVE RESULTED FROM A CONNECTING ROD SEPARATING FROM THE ENGINE.

## 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 LAX07LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07LA004), Oct 8, 2006: Grumman American AA-5B (N39ER), Oakdale, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power resulting from lubrication deprivation for undetermined reasons.

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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