- Date
- February 18, 1978
- Place
- El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9536UGrum Amer AA1-C
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780218001549A
- Case key
- 143697
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0131 78/2/18 EL PASO,TX GRUM AMER AA1-C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 192 TIME - 1842 N9536U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INT'L DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL PASO,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB 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 STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- LEFT FUEL TANK EMPTY, RIGHT TANK APPROX 3.5GALLONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9536U
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA1-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Paso Int'L
N9536URegistration cancelled Sep 17, 2009 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1CAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1CEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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