Plane Crash List

Grumman American AA1B N9066L

22 February 1992 · Agua Dulce, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 22 February 1992 at about 17:45 local time, a Grumman American AA1B registered N9066L, operated by Donley, Bobby JOE, was involved in an accident near Agua Dulce, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Agua Dulce, California, United States
Coordinates
34.4294, -118.5098
Aircraft
Grumman American AA1B
Registration
N9066L
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Donley, Bobby JOE
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Camarillo → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX92FA121

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S ABRUPT AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS PREPARING TO LAND AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT, FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A PERSONAL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FLYING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION, MAKE AN ABRUPT TURN TO THE RIGHT AND ENTER INTO A STALL/SPIN. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK SOFT TERRAIN IN A STEEP, NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE, ABOUT 1/2 MILE NORTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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