# Accident 20080711840589A: Amrgen AA5A, Denton, TX, July 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2008, 16:50 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2056° N, 97.1972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2056&lon=-97.1972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9678U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9678U-2009-09-08) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,059 total, 200 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080711840589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROX FIVE STATUE MILES (SM) WEST OF DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 3500 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DUE TO FUEL EXHAUSTION IN THE RIGHT WING TANK.  THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND WAS IMMEDIATELY DIRECTED TO DENTON AIRPORT BY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL.  THE PILOT MADE A TURN TO THE NORTH TO EXECUTE A FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17 BUT WAS UNABLE TO GLIDE THE DISTANCE TO THE AIRPORT AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A FIELD ABOUT 1 MILE SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  A HARD LANDING RESULTED COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR AND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  INVESTIGATION INDICATES THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO SWITCH TO THE LEFT TANK AT ANY TIME, WHICH CONTAINED FUEL.

## 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 DFW08CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA183), Jul 11, 2008: Grumman American AA-5A (N9678U), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N9678U (1)

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

- [Accident 19790428007209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790428007209A), Apr 28, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N9678U), Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. No. 3 cylinder exhaust valve face had separated and was found in the ventura of the carburetor shutting off fuel.

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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