- Date
- October 9, 1975
- Place
- Roachdale, IN · ROACHDALE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9924LGrum Amer AA1-B
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751009041759A
- Case key
- 151342
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4057 75/10/9 ROACHDALE,IN GRUM AMER AA1-B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1610 N9924L PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 39, 2159 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 457 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FOUR WINDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ROACHDALE,IN RETURN KENT,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PLT DID NOT CK FUEL BFR DPTG ON RETURN FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9924L
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA1-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Four Winds
N9924LRegistration cancelled Mar 8, 1976 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.