Plane Crash List

American AA-1A N9410L

2 September 1982 · Paulsbo, Washington, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 2 September 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a American AA-1A registered N9410L, operated by Charles M. Woods, was involved in an accident near Paulsbo, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Paulsbo, Washington, United States
Coordinates
47.7497, -122.6093
Aircraft
American AA-1A
Registration
N9410L
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Charles M. Woods
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Tacoma → Everett
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA82DA153

People

2 people had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 2 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

AFTER DEMONSTRATING A PRACTICE FORCED LANDING APPROACH, A CLIMB WAS STARTED. SHORT THEREAFTER, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND AN ACTUAL FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A WOODED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR WHEN IT STRUCK TREES DURING THE LANDING. ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF RESIDUAL FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT WING TANK. THE RIGHT WING TANK WAS RUPTURED BY IMPACT FORCES. NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE ENGINE LINES OR CARBURETOR. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER, HE CHANGED THE FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE RIGHT TANK TO THE LEFT TANK. HE STATED THAT ABOUT FIVE MINUTES PRIOR TO THE POWER LOSS, THE RIGHT FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THE TANK WAS ABOUT 1/4 FULL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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10 Oct 1982 American AA-1A
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7 Oct 1983 American AA-1A
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27 Nov 1983 American AA-1A
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6 Feb 1984 American AA-1A
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