# NTSB investigations: American AA-1A: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB IAD05FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05FA069.md): American AA-1A · Levittown, PA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 28, 2005 · N9346L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper in-flight planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the forced landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled…
- [NTSB CHI04LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA238.md): American AA-1A · Eudora, KS · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 6, 2004 · N9442L · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from the pilot's selection of a fuel tank with an insufficient quantity remaining.
- [NTSB ATL95FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA022.md): American AA-1A · Gastonia, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 29, 1994 · N9260L · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to adequately plan the fuel requirements for the flight, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, and the subsequent loss of engine power. The pilot also failed to maintain flying airspeed which resulted in a loss of control, during the…
- [NTSB FTW85LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA216.md): Grumman AA1A · Sweetwater, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 1985 · N6399L · Destroyed
  > The acft was destroyed when it flipped over during a forced landing following fuel starvation. The fuel selector was positioned on an empty tank. The right fuel tank was full of fuel. The plt stated he must have forgotten to switch tanks.
- [NTSB FTW85LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA063.md): American AA-1A · Spearman, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 2, 1984 · N100RJ · Substantial damage
  > Plt had pulled up form a low pass over cattle when eng quit. Plt cited probable carburetor icing but did not use carb heat. In turn to emergency landing area, acft speed decayed and acft mushed into ground, colliding with a ditch.
- [NTSB MKC83LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA118.md): Gulfstream American AA1A · Wichita, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 30, 1983 · N9284L · Substantial damage
  > Prior to the flt to Wichita, the plt received a local night checkout with a CFI at olathe. The flt then departed olthe a 2030. As the plt began his descent for a landing at witchita mid-continent arpt the eng quit. He was given a vector tocol. James jabara…
- [NTSB SEA82DA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA153.md): American AA-1A · Paulsbo, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Sep 2, 1982 · N9410L · Destroyed
  > After demonstrating a practice forced landing approach, a climb was started. Short thereafter, the engine lost power and an actual forced landing was made in a wooded area. The aircraft was damaged beyond economical repair when it struck trees during the…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0630710')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0630710&occurrence=353

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