- Date
- April 22, 1988, 19:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Memphis, TN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9603LGrumman American AA-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880422010209A
- Case key
- 7745
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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 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 estimated fuel-on-board at takeoff was 3.5 gallons.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9603L
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1B-0103
- Airframe hours
- 1,895
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ed Meier
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 29, 1988
- Departed
- 4M9 · Corning, AR
- Destination
- 2M8 · Memphis, TN
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 638 total · 32 in this make and model · 563 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.