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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-1B · Chester, SC · May 23, 2014

Date: May 23, 2014 · 13:00 local
Place: Chester, SC
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8890L
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14FA260
Reported as: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 36 total9 in this make and model

N8890LRegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2018 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BS/N AA1B-0390 · Built 1974 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1B Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On may 23rd the pilot departed wilmington, NC and landed and obtained 11.92 gallons of fuel at columbus county municipal airport, whiteville, NC and picked up a passenger, he then departed for his destination.

Just after midnight on Monday, may 26, 2014, ztl and lm fss received separate calls from the owner of N8890L (AA1) stating that he?d rented the aircraft to a young active-duty marine for a trip from ilm (wilmington, NC) to GE99 (heaven?s landing airport, clayton, GA) on Friday, may 23rd.

On may 26th at approximately 1600 hours, the aircraft was located approximately 10 miles southwest of dcm (Chester catawba regional airport, Chester, SC), near hwy 72. Based on consultation with the aircraft POH the crash site was estimated to be at the approximate point where fuel starvation would have occurred based on the estimate of on board fuel at the previous point of departure.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 23RD THE PILOT DEPARTED WILMINGTON, NC AND LANDED AND OBTAINED 11.92 GALLONS OF FUEL AT COLUMBUS COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WHITEVILLE, NC AND PICKED UP A PASSENGER, HE THEN DEPARTED FOR HIS DESTINATION.

JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT ON MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014, ZTL AND LM FSS RECEIVED SEPARATE CALLS FROM THE OWNER OF N8890L (AA1) STATING THAT HE?D RENTED THE AIRCRAFT TO A YOUNG ACTIVE-DUTY MARINE FOR A TRIP FROM ILM (WILMINGTON, NC) TO GE99 (HEAVEN?S LANDING AIRPORT, CLAYTON, GA) ON FRIDAY, MAY 23RD.

ON MAY 26TH AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DCM (CHESTER CATAWBA REGIONAL AIRPORT, CHESTER, SC), NEAR HWY 72. BASED ON CONSULTATION WITH THE AIRCRAFT POH THE CRASH SITE WAS ESTIMATED TO BE AT THE APPROXIMATE POINT WHERE FUEL STARVATION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED BASED ON THE ESTIMATE OF ON BOARD FUEL AT THE PREVIOUS POINT OF DEPARTURE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA14FA260Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportChester, SCThe pilot's inadequate inflight fuel monitoring, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the loose fuel cap, which allowed fuel to syphon out in flight.May 23, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8890L · 1

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

Incident 20050715014469ILevel Off Touchdown · Norwood, MA(-23) On July 15th the pilot [privacy data omitted] was practicing touch and gos at the Norwood airport. On his eighth landing he bounced the aircraft resulting in the prop contacting the runway. Aircraft sustained minor damage to the prop.Jul 15, 2005 · Minor damage