# Accident 20161110020999A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1C, Hemet, CA, November 10, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2016, 11:35 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7381° N, 116.8539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7381&lon=-116.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9556U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9556U-2019-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-1C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,302 total, 22 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161110020999A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KHMT AND LOST ENGINE POWER DURING FLIGHT.  ATTEMPT TO LAND IN RIVER BED RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER FLIP DESTROYING AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR17LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA018), Nov 10, 2016: Grumman American Avn. AA 1C (N9556U), Hemet, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that sufficient fuel was available for the flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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