# Accident 20080406837529A: Amrgen AA1B, State College, PA, April 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2008, 15:45 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: University Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8494° N, 77.8486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8494&lon=-77.8486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15FA-2009-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1B (registry code 0630820, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 500 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080406837529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE RUNUP PRIOR TO TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL.  FULL POWER AT 2400 RPM.  APPROX. 300' ALTITUDE RPM DROPPED TO 2100, AND AIRSPEED DROPPED TO APPROX. 80MPH.  TANKS SWITCHED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, AND BACK TO RIGHT.  NO CHANGE IN RPM.  LEFT TANK CONTAINED 6 GALLONS.  RIGHT TANK CONTAINED 11 GALLONS (FULL).  CARB HEAT APPLIED, SLIGHT RPM DROP.  CARB HEAT REMOVED.  POWER CONTINUED TO DEGRADE.  OFF-FIELD LANDING ACCOMPLISHED.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEPRESSION AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 MIA08CA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA087), Apr 6, 2008: American Grumman AA 1B (N15FA), State College, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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