# NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B: 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 FTW98FA394](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98FA394.md): Grumman American AA-1B · Yoder, CO · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 12, 1998 · N6288L · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of aircraft control due to not maintaining adequate airspeed and the subsequent inadvertent stall. Factors were the pilot's inadequate preflight and the engine's power failure due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB IAD97LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA016.md): Grumman American AA-1B · Gaithersburg, MD · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 1996 · N9926L · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight, and his failure to detect an insufficent fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a forced landing after takeoff. Uneven terrain (drop-off in the emergency landing area) was a related factor.
- [NTSB CHI94LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA037.md): Grumman American AA-1B · Arcadia, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 1993 · N9896L · Substantial damage
  > the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason(s).
- [NTSB LAX89LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA084.md): Grumman American AA-1B · Westlake, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 1989 · N7174L · Destroyed
  > Improper planning and decision by the pilot which resulted in fuel exhaustion. Contributing factors were: faulty fuel indication, utility pole & uneven terrain.
- [NTSB ATL88LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA153.md): Grumman American AA-1B · Memphis, TN · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 1988 · N9603L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot reported that the engine lost pwr in-flt due to fuel exhaustion. A forced ldg was made in a plowed field. The airplane nosed over during the ldg. The plt noted after the accident that he should have topped off the fuel tanks prior to departure. The…
- [NTSB LAX85LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA318.md): Grumman AA-1B · Paso Robles, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1985 · N8964L · Destroyed
  > The Paso Robles (prb) flight service station air traffic control specialist reptd that the pilot radioed that the aircraft ran out of fuel abt 5 miles so of prb. Examination of the wreckage disclsed both wing fuel tanks contained less that 1 gallon of fuel in…
- [NTSB ATL84LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA177.md): Grumman American AA-1B · Tallassee, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 20, 1984 · N9907L · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated he departed fulton county arpt with aprx 12 gals of fuel on board. About 20 mins later, the left fuel tank ran dry & the plt selected the right tank & continued the flt with the intention of refueling at either tuskegee ortallassee. Upon…
- [NTSB CHI82DA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA242.md): Grumman American AA-1B · Near Zanesville, OH · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 9, 1982 · N32NA · Substantial damage
  > During flight in his newly purchased aircraft, the pilot let his right tank run dry. He then switched to his left tank which he believed was more than 1/2 full. After flying about 15 miles further, the engine began running rough and then quit. While landing…

## 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 ('3960103')
    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=3960103&occurrence=353

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