# Accident 20170829017459A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-1B, Portland, TN, August 29, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2017, 07:21 local time
- Place: Portland, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5847° N, 86.4775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5847&lon=-86.4775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8866L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8866L-2018-07-10) (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 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170829017459A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT AND CAME UP SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AFTER LOSING ENGINE POWER AND HITTING A TREE. ACCIDENT SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL TANKS OR CARBURETOR. BOTH INDIVDUALS WERE EJECTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IMPACT AND DIED OF THEIR INJURIES.  POSITIVE CONFIRMATION OF SEAT BELT USE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

## 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 ERA17FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA299), Aug 30, 2017: Grumman AA1 (N8866L), Portland, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N8866L (2)

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

- [Accident 20060530008139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060530008139A), May 30, 2006: Amrgen AA1B (N8866L), Bountiful, UT, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated she took off from Bountiful Skypark airport on runway 16 heading south toward kanab, UT, and was about 5 miles from the airport when oil…
- [Incident 19931108042379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931108042379I), Nov 8, 1993: Gulstm AA1B (N8866L), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Left leg failed at lower end where it is bolted to wheel. Lost control. Veered off runway.

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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