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| Date: | Saturday 14 January 1989 |
| Time: | 16:13 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-1B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7174L |
| MSN: | AA1B-0454 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Westlake, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | L18 |
| CMA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PROBABLE CAUSE:IMPROPER PLANNING AND DECISION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: FAULTY FUEL INDICATION, UTILITY POLE & UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB id 20001213X27609
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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