American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1A N9399L

Summary

On 28 June 1987 at about 21:30 local time, a American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1A registered N9399L was involved in an accident near Kralltown, Pennsylvania, 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.

Date

28 June 1987 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Kralltown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Bermudian Valley (07N)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1A

Registration

N9399L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Marietta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC87LA190

Nobody was injured.

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 PLT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM A 2130 FT GRASS STRIP ON A RELATIVELY HOT & HUMID DAY WITH AN AIR TEMP OF 85 DEG. ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RWY, HE ROTATED THE ACFT TO TAKEOFF, BUT IT WOULD NOT CLIMB SUFFICIENTLY TO CLEAR A HILL BEYOND THE ARPT BOUNDRY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, RAN INTO THE TREES & WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ABOUT 1-1/2 HRS LATER, THE OPERATOR CAME TO THE ACFT. WHILE DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY, SPARKS IGNITED LEAKING FUEL & THE ACFT WAS FURTHER DAMAGED BY FIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.