- Date
- May 20, 1984, 14:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Tallassee, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9907LGrumman American AA-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840520017829A
- Case key
- 6461
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
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 arrival at tuskegee, the plt found the arpt unattended & no fuel was available. The same occurred upon reaching Tallassee. Fuel exhaustion occurred en route to montgomery & a forced landing was made on the median of I-85 where the plt dragged a wing tip while avoiding traffic.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9907L
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-1B (AMERICAN A)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1B-0207
- Airframe hours
- 1,757
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Planes Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 26, 1984
- Departed
- FTY · Atlanta, GA
- Destination
- MGM · Montgomery, AL
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,700 total · 6 in this make and model · 2,300 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGM, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.