Gulfstream American AA1A N9284L

Summary

On 30 May 1983 at about 02:52 local time, a Gulfstream American AA1A registered N9284L was involved in an accident near Wichita, Kansas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 May 1983 at 02:52

Classification

Accident

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Col. James Jabara (3KM)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Gulfstream American AA1A

Registration

N9284L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Olathe → Wichita

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

MKC83LA118

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

PRIOR TO THE FLT TO WICHITA, THE PLT RECEIVED A LOCAL NIGHT CHECKOUT WITH A CFI AT OLATHE. THE FLT THEN DEPARTED OLTHE A 2030. AS THE PLT BEGAN HIS DESCENT FOR A LANDING AT WITCHITA MID-CONTINENT ARPT THE ENG QUIT. HE WAS GIVEN A VECTOR TOCOL. JAMES JABARA ARPT. WHEN IT APPEARED HE WOULD NOT REACH RWY 2 THE PLT SELECTED A ROAD FOR THE FORCED LANDING. THE ACFT STALLED & LANDED HARD ON THE ROAD AS THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND BETWEEN MOTOR VEHICLES. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS FOUNDEMPTY & DISPLAYED NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE. THE RIGHT TANK WAS RUPTURED & LEAKING FUEL. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS SELECTED WHEN THE ENG WAS INITIALLY STARTED & USED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE FLTS. THE PLT STATED HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO RESTARTTHE ENG AFTER IT QUIT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.