# Accident 20090407005109A: Amrgen AA1B, Boiling Spring, SC, April 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2009, 11:58 local time
- Place: Boiling Spring, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1044° N, 81.9569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1044&lon=-81.9569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8998L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8998L-2015-05-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,420 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090407005109A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED FAIRVIEW AIRPORT, SC, ON THE MORNING OF 04/07/2009.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN A GRASS FIELD AT 1551 PEACH TREE RD, IN BOILING SPRINGS, SC ON A HEADING OF 270 DEGREES.  THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AT 11:58 EST.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AT AN ESTIMATED 70 DEGREE ANGLE.  ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER WAS ABOUT 12 " IN THE DIRT AND SHOWED SLIGHT ROTATIONAL SCRATCHES IN THE PAINT, THIS BLADE HAD ABOUT 3 INCHES OF ITS TIP BROKEN OFF.  THE OTHER BLADE WAS SLIGHTLY BENT ABOUT 10" FROM THE TIP.  THE FIREWALL AND CABIN AREA WAS HEAVILY CRUSHED AND DAMAGED.  THE NOSE WHEEL AND STRUT WAS SHEARED OFF AND FOUND UNDER THE CABIN.  THE MAIN GEAR ATTACHMENT POINTS WERE BROKEN AND THE MAIN GEAR HAD ROTATED TO THE REAR.  BOTH WINGS WERE BENT FORWARD AND WRINKLED FROM THE LEADING EDGE TO THE REAR AND FROM INBOARD TO OUTBOARD.  THE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED AT THE REAR OF THE WINGS, AND JUST AFT OF THE REAR WINDOW.  THERE 1 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK AND 2 1/2 GALLONS IN THE RIGHT TANK.  THE MASTER SWITCH WAS FOUND IN THE ON POSITION AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION.  MAG SWITCH ON RIGHT MAG.  FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED TO THE COCKPIT.

## 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 ERA09FA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA235), Apr 7, 2009: Grumman AA-1B (N8998L), Chesnee, SC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power in flight due to fuel starvation as a result of the pilot's inadequate inflight fuel planning and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while descending for a forced landing.

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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