# NTSB Accident IAD97LA016
> **Grumman American AA-1B** · 1996-11-05 · GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97LA016
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07048
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-05
- **Location:** GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.169773, -77.180419
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman American
- **Model:** AA-1B
- **Registration:** N9926L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate preflight, and his failure to detect an insufficent fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a forced landing after takeoff.  Uneven terrain (drop-off in the emergency landing area) was a related factor.

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