# Accident 20080625840929A: Amrgen AA5A, Carrolton, KY, June 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: Carrolton, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6931° N, 85.1444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6931&lon=-85.1444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26316, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26316-2018-01-02) (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: 82 total, 68 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080625840929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 06, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 EASTER DAYLIGHT TIME A GRUMMAN CHEETAH AA5A, N26316. THE ENGINE FAILED TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN THE OHIO RIVER APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET FROM SHORE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THE PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT AND SWAM TO SHORE ON THE CARROLTON KENTUCKY SIDE OF THE RIVER. ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED A MINOR INJURY TO HER LEFT HAND. THE PILOT AND REMAINING PASSENGER WERE UNHARMED. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS FARTHER DOWN THE RIVER AND SANK OUT OF SIGHT. VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL SIGHT SEEING FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED OUT OF MADISON INDIANA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KIMS)AT APPROXIMATELY 10:10 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME UNDER 14 CFR. 07/23/2008 AMENDED DATA - THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AND REMOVED FROM THE OHIO RIVER ON 07/20/2008.  THE LOCAL FAA OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED 07/21/2008 AND RETURNED TO THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT EXHIBITED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING. THE FUEL TANK SELECTOR SWITCH WAS POSITIONED FOR THE LEFT TANK WHICH WAS FOUND EMPTY OF FUEL. THE RIGHT TANK HAD APPROXIMATELY 9 GALLONS OF FUEL. PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN AND FORWARDED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE NTSB.

## 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 NYC08CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA288), Jun 25, 2008: Grumman American AA-5A (N26316), Carrollton, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel tank selection, which resulted in fuel starvation and subsequent loss of engine power.

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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