# Accident 20140523008969A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B, Chester, SC, May 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2014, 13:00 local time
- Place: Chester, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6725° N, 81.2839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6725&lon=-81.2839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8890L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8890L-2018-03-19) (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: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 9 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140523008969A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA14FA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA260), May 23, 2014: Grumman American Avn. AA1B (N8890L), Chester, SC, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N8890L (1)

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

- [Incident 20050715014469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050715014469I), Jul 15, 2005: Amrgen AA1B (N8890L), Norwood, MA, Minor damage. (-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…

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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