- Date
- July 9, 1982, 19:38 local (23:38 UTC)
- Place
- Near Zanesville, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N32NAGrumman American AA-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820709061629A
- Case key
- 71953
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
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 in an open field, the pilot swerved to avoid cattle and went into a ditch. Reportedly, the engine lost power after the fuel was exhausted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32NA
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1B-0526
- Airframe hours
- 1,485
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph Bialek
- Registered owner
- Joseph Bialek
- Departed
- Annapolis, MD
- Destination
- Zanesville, OH
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- ZZV · Zanesville
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 434 total · 160 in this make and model · 369 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 172 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ZZV, 5 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.