# Accident 20160326017689A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B, Stephenville, TX, March 26, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Stephenville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2239° N, 98.1828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2239&lon=-98.1828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8883L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8883L-2019-05-04) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160326017689A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA134), Mar 26, 2016: Grumman American Avn. AA 1B (N8883L), Stephenville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N8883L (1)

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

- [Incident 19850213009099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850213009099I), Feb 13, 1985: Gulstm AA1B (N8883L), Rapid City, SD, Minor damage. Student ballooned and bounced down runway. Came down hard on nose wheel on third bounce. Bent nose wheel and prop.

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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