Grumman AA-1 N6142L
21 January 1982 · New Albany, Mississippi, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 January 1982 at about 17:30 local time, a Grumman AA-1 registered N6142L, operated by Donald R. Maples, was involved in an accident near New Albany, Mississippi, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Albany, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Albany
- Coordinates
- 34.4910, -89.0193
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-1
- Registration
- N6142L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Donald R. Maples
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- New Albany → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL82FLT02
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
THE AIRPORT MANAGER STATED THAT HE HEARD THE AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF, TURN RIGHT, THEN TURN BACK LEFT. A FEW SECONDS LATER HE HEARD THE ENGINE REV UP AND SHORTLY AFTER IT HIT THE TREES. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS FOG IN THE AREA AND THE CEILING WAS NO MORE THAN 100 FEET AND VISIBILITY NO MORE THAN 1/2 MILE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman AA-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1982 | Grumman AA-1 | Missing Acft, New York, United States | Stephen Weiss | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Aug 1982 | Grumman AA-1 | Pearland, Texas, United States | Sidney C. Irby | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1982 | Grumman AA-1 | Lafayette, Tennessee, United States | Richard Summes | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jul 1983 | Grumman AA-1 | Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 1981 | Grumman AA-1 | Osceola, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1982 | Air Tractor 301A | Marks, Mississippi, United States | Mothershead Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 May 1982 | Cessna A188 | Columbus, Mississippi, United States | Floyd Lowery | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1982 | Cessna 150F | Sidon, Mississippi, United States | Milton D. Stevens | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-38-112 | Oxford, Mississippi, United States | Muscle Shoals Aviation, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-23-250 | McComb, Mississippi, United States | Thomas M. Casey | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-28-140 | Corinth, Mississippi, United States | Miles N. Wilson | Minor injuries | - |