Grumman American AA-1B N32NA
9 July 1982 · Near Zanesville, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 July 1982 at about 23:38 local time, a Grumman American AA-1B registered N32NA, operated by Joseph Bialek, was involved in an accident near Near Zanesville, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Near Zanesville, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Zanesville (ZZV)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman American AA-1B
- Registration
- N32NA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Joseph Bialek
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Annapolis → Zanesville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI82DA242
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman American AA-1B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1982 | Grumman American AA-1B | Cornville, Arizona, United States | Clarence A. Baker | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Nov 1982 | Grumman American AA-1B | Ritzville, Washington, United States | Gary B. Englund | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1982 | Grumman American AA-1B | Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States | Tew-Mac Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 1982 | Grumman American AA-1B | Summerville, West Virginia, United States | Mountain State Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Oct 1982 | Grumman American AA-1B | New River, Arizona, United States | Vernon I. Hart | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jul 1983 | Grumman American AA-1B | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1982 | Thorp T-18 | Geneva, Ohio, United States | R.r. Bender | No injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1982 | Cessna 182 | Shenandoah, Ohio, United States | KEN Jones | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1982 | Beechcraft 90 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Donald F. Bush | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1982 | Cessna 414 | Bryan, Ohio, United States | TRI State Airway | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-24-250 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Pro-Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1982 | Beechcraft 200 | Bryan, Ohio, United States | Aero Corporation | No injuries | - |