American AA-1A N6306L
31 August 1982 · Georgetown, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 August 1982 at about 23:23 local time, a American AA-1A registered N6306L, operated by Delfin Salazar, JR., was involved in an accident near Georgetown, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Georgetown, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Georgetown Municipal (T04)
- Coordinates
- 28.9098, -98.5404
- Aircraft
- American AA-1A
- Registration
- N6306L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Delfin Salazar, JR.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Georgetown → Georgetown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA360
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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
AT 50 FEET AGL THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE TO SIMULATE ENGINE FAILURE DURING TAKEOFF. HE EXPECTED A LOW SPEED, LOW ALTITUDE, STEEP 120 DEGREE TURN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 29 BY THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING FAMILIARIZATION ON THE AA-1A AIRCRAFT. THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT BANK STEEPLY ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TURN SO THE CFI TOOK OVER AND COLLIDED WITH TREES IN AN ATTEMPTED RESUMPTION OF THE TAKEOFF CLIMB.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other American AA-1A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1982 | American AA-1A | Paulsbo, Washington, United States | Charles M. Woods | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 1982 | American AA-1A | Jamestown, New York, United States | Greater Jamestown Area Flying | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1983 | American AA-1A | Delaware, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1983 | American AA-1A | Wellsville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Feb 1984 | American AA-1A | Lampasas, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1985 | American AA-1A | Hatteras, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 1982 | Douglas DC-3C | El Paso, Texas, United States | Pronto Aviation Services | Minor injuries | - |