- Date
- November 18, 1983, 23:20 local (Nov 19, 1983, 05:20 UTC)
- Place
- Addison, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N26242Grumman AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831119059399A
- Case key
- 21214
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Analysis
The plt reported that during an ILS apch to land, the eng lost power when the acft was about 1/4 mi from the threshold. He stated that he 'confirmed mixture rich, carb heat on, fuel pump on, fuel fullest tank.' The plt was unable to restart the eng. During an emergency landing, the acft went thru a fence, crossed a suburban street & dropped into a ditch. A post-crash exam revealed that the right fuel tank was empty, the left tank had aprx 2 inches of fuel remaining & the fuel selector had been turned off. In a preliminary phone conversation, the plt indicated a suspicion of carb ice, but this was not verified. The temp & dew point were 72 & 62 deg, respectively. According to icing propability charts, there would have been serious carb ice conditions at glide power, if carb heat had not been used.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26242
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A-0438
- Airframe hours
- 1,378
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David D. Malone
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 12, 1983 · 47 hours before
- Departed
- ARG · Walnut Ridge, AR
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ADS · Addison, runway 15, 7,199 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 369 total · 128 in this make and model · 302 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/bright
- Wind
- 170° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAL, 12 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.