# NTSB Accident CHI95LA303
> **GRUMMAN AA-5** · 1995-09-01 · SAINT JAMES, MI, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI95LA303
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04446
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-09-01
- **Location:** SAINT JAMES, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.649841, -85.549087
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GRUMMAN
- **Model:** AA-5
- **Registration:** N9528L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's operation of the airplane with an inoperative fuel gage and the leaking fuel line fitting, which resulted in fuel exhaustion, loss of engine power, and a forced landing.  The inoperative fuel gage was a related factor.

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