# NTSB SEA80DYA02: Amer Avco AA1-C, N9526U, Rexburg, ID, October 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1979
- Place: Rexburg, ID · REXBURG, ID
- Location: 43.8229° N, 111.7910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rexburg, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8229&lon=-111.7910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYA02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYA02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2618  79/10/17   REXBURG,ID          AMER AVCO AA1-C     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 38 TOTAL
        TIME - 1550                    N9526U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REXBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REXBURG,ID                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HIT ROCK PILE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9526U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9526U), registered now, S/N AA1C0020, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO AA1-C
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1C](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (registry code 3960100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rexburg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19791017030569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791017030569A), Oct 17, 1979: Gulstm AA1C, Rexburg, ID, Substantial damage. Engine failure due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other investigations on N9526U (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA03LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA017), Nov 23, 2002: Grumman American AA-1C (N9526U), Rigby, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of a fuel tank with inadequate fuel resulting in fuel starvation and a complete power loss during the initial climb. A contributing factor was the ditch which the aircraft…
- [NTSB SEA79DYA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYA08), Jan 22, 1979: Amer Avco AA1-C (N9526U), Rexburg, ID, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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