Grumman AA-1C N8055W

Summary

On 4 October 1982 at about 00:00 local time, a Grumman AA-1C registered N8055W, operated by Ralph O. Rogers, was involved in an accident near Madison, Indiana, 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

4 October 1982 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Madison, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Madison (IMS)

Coordinates

38.8602, -86.4893

Aircraft

Grumman AA-1C

Registration

N8055W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ralph O. Rogers

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madison → Madison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA005

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

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A TOUCH & GO THE ENG LOST POWER. THE #1 CYL UPPER PLUG LEAD NUT HAD BACKED OFF & THE LEAD WAS FOUND RESTING IN THE PLUG. THE #2 & #4 CYL UPPER PLUG LEAD NUTS HAD BACKED OFF & BOTH LEADS WERE NOT IN THE SPARK PLUGS BUT WERE RESTING ON THE CYL. THE #4 CYL LOWER PLUG LEAD HAD BACKED OFF ALLOWING IT TO DROP OUT OF THE PLUG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.