# NTSB Accident LAX89LA084
> **GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-1B** · 1989-01-15 · WESTLAKE, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX89LA084
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27609
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-01-15
- **Location:** WESTLAKE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.18917, -118.809074
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GRUMMAN AMERICAN
- **Model:** AA-1B
- **Registration:** N7174L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING AND DECISION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: FAULTY FUEL INDICATION, UTILITY POLE & UNEVEN TERRAIN.

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