Grumman American AA-5 N6043L
13 July 1983 · West Kingston, Rhode Island, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 July 1983 at about 23:30 local time, a Grumman American AA-5 registered N6043L was involved in an accident near West Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Kingston, Rhode Island, United States
- Nearest airport
- Richmond (R104)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman American AA-5
- Registration
- N6043L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- NYC83LA176
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
THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RWY HIT VASI LIGHTS AND ROLLED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT DURING LANDING. THE PILOT WAS UNDER SOME PRESSURETO GET ON THE GROUND BECAUSE OF A HYPERVENTILATING PASSENGER. THE PILOT REPORTED HE INCREASED HIS RATE OF DESCENT BY LOWERING THE ACFT NOSE, WHICH INCREASED THE AIRSPEED AND EXTENDED THE TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE PILOT ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE LANDING, OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE VASI LIGHTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman American AA-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 1983 | Grumman American AA-5 | Junction City, Kansas, United States | Bert A. Lawson | No injuries | - |
| 9 Dec 1984 | Grumman American AA-5 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Jun 1984 | Grumman American AA-5 | Hammond, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Grumman American AA-5 | Horseshoe Beach, Florida, United States | TED N. Denny | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1985 | Grumman American AA-5 | Live Oak, Florida, United States | Sunshine Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1985 | Grumman American AA-5 | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 1983 | Cessna 182P | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182N | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1983 | Cessna 172M | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1983 | Cessna TU-206G | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Westerly, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |