Grumman AA-1C N39050

Summary

On 2 July 1982 at about 20:00 local time, a Grumman AA-1C registered N39050, operated by Frederick Terhaar, JR., was involved in an accident near West Haven, Connecticut, 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.

Date

2 July 1982 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

West Haven, Connecticut, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grumman AA-1C

Registration

N39050

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Frederick Terhaar, JR.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nantucket → Bridgeport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA138

Nobody was injured.

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

THE STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED BRIDGEPORT, CT AT 1200 HOURS AND ARRIVED AT NANTUCKET, MA AT 1345 HOURS. WHILE EN ROUTE, HE MADE A TOUCH-AND-GO AT FISHERS ISLAND AND PRACTICED STALL MANEUVERS. HE DEPARTED NANTUCKET AT ABOUT 1430 HOURS WITHOUT REFUELING. SUBSEQUENTLY, HE RAN LOW ON FUEL AND DIVERTED TO NEW HAVEN, CT. HOWEVER, FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED AND HE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON A SAND BAR. DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK ROCKS AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.