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FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-1B · Stephenville, TX · March 26, 2016

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Date
March 26, 2016 · 11:00 local
Place
Stephenville, TX
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8883L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN16LA134
Reported as
Grumman American Avn. AA-1B
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
N8883LRegistration cancelled May 4, 2019 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BS/N AA1B-0383 · Built 1974Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1BEngine 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.

Aircraft lost power during flight and couldnt make it to Stephenville airport so pilot lined up on a road to make landing but just before landing pilot saw low wires across the road and veered to the left avoiding wires but hit 3 horse trailers destroying the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT LOST POWER DURING FLIGHT AND COULDNT MAKE IT TO STEPHENVILLE AIRPORT SO PILOT LINED UP ON A ROAD TO MAKE LANDING BUT JUST BEFORE LANDING PILOT SAW LOW WIRES ACROSS THE ROAD AND VEERED TO THE LEFT AVOIDING WIRES BUT HIT 3 HORSE TRAILERS DESTROYING THE AIRPLANE.

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 CEN16LA134Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStephenville, TXThe loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and in-flight fuel management.Mar 26, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8883L · 1

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

Incident 19850213009099ILevel Off Touchdown · Rapid City, SDStudent ballooned and bounced down runway. Came down hard on nose wheel on third bounce. Bent nose wheel and prop.Feb 13, 1985 · Minor damage