American AA-1A N9392L
28 August 1988 · Fairhope, Alabama, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 August 1988 at about 18:30 local time, a American AA-1A registered N9392L, operated by Gulf Coast Aero Club, was involved in an accident near Fairhope, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairhope, Alabama, United States
- Coordinates
- 30.5098, -87.8791
- Aircraft
- American AA-1A
- Registration
- N9392L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gulf Coast Aero Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mobile → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL88LA240
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
THE PLT RPRTD THE ENG LOST PWR 'WITHOUT WARNING' AS HE & HIS PAX WERE FLYING OVER WATER NEAR THE SHORE AT APRX 500'. HE PERFORMED EMERG PROCEDURES & REGAINED PARTIAL PWR, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CONT FLT. HE MANEUVERED TOWARD THE SHORE, THEN ELECTED TO DITCH THE ACFT TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS & PSNL ALONG THE BEACH. AS THE ACFT NEARED THE WATER, THE PAX GRABBED THE YOKE & PULLED BACK. THE ACFT THEN STALLED & DOVE INTO THE WATER. THE PAX CONFIRMED THAT SHE HAD 'HELD ON' THE YOKE JUST BEFORE IMPACT. THE PAX & SVRL WITNESSES RPRTD THE ACFT WAS FLYING LEVEL AT ABOUT 50' (INSTEAD OF 500) WHEN THE ENG LOST PWR. WITNESSES WHO RESCUED THE PLT & PAX RPRTD THEY OBSERVED FUEL FLOATING ON THE WATER WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE ACFT BY BOAT AFTER THE ACDNT. BEFORE AN INVESTIGATOR ARRIVED, THE OPERATOR DISASSEMBLED THE ENG & PLACED THE COMPONENTS IN DIESEL OIL TO PREVENT CORROSION. AN EXAM OF THE DISASSEMBLED ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREEXISTING MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 89 & 69 DEG. ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS SHOWED CARB ICE PSBL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other American AA-1A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1989 | American AA-1A | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | The Aviators | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1989 | American AA-1A | Medina, Ohio, United States | James B. Hosta | No injuries | - |
| 15 Apr 1989 | American AA-1A | Bluffton, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Jul 1991 | American AA-1A | Sequim, Washington, United States | Louis F. Peifer | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1985 | American AA-1A | Hatteras, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Feb 1984 | American AA-1A | Lampasas, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1988 | Cessna 150F | Mc Kenzie, Alabama, United States | Jerry F. Parker | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1988 | Sikorsky S-55C | Coaling, Alabama, United States | Morris, ROY L. | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1988 | Cessna 172M | Meridianville, Alabama, United States | Hangar C. Aviation Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1988 | Cessna 182A | Elberta, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1988 | Davis RV-3 | Loxley, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Feb 1988 | Weber EVANS VF-1 | Fort Payne, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |