Grumman American AA-1B N1621R
11 December 1982 · Summerville, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 December 1982 at about 23:00 local time, a Grumman American AA-1B registered N1621R, operated by Mountain State Aviation, was involved in an accident near Summerville, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Summerville, West Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.2804, -80.8406
- Aircraft
- Grumman American AA-1B
- Registration
- N1621R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mountain State Aviation
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lewisburg → Moundsville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- ATL83FA060
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
ON 12/10/82, THE STUDENT PLT DEPARTED ON A SUPERVISED SOLO X-COUNTRY FROM MOUNDSVILLE, WV TO HUNTINGTON, WV, WHITE SULPHER SPRINGS, WV AND BACK TO MOUNDSVILLE. WX CONDS DETERIORATED DRG THE 1ST 2 LEGS OF THE FLT AND THE STUDENT'S FLT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) TOLD HIM TO WAIT FOR THE WX TO IMPROVE. THE STUDENT OBJECTED, BUT RMND OVR NGT. WHEN THE WX DID NOT IMPROVE THE NEXT DAY, THE STUDENT INSISTED HE COULD NOT REMAIN ANOTHER DAY. THE CFI APPROVED A FLT ACROSS THE NEXT RIDGE TO LEWISBURGH, WV, NOT BEYOND, AND SAID HE WOULD ATMT TO PICK HIM UP IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTER THE STUDENT ARRIVED AT LEWISBURGH, THE WX WORSENED (ICG CONDS) & THE CFI CANCELED HIS FLT TO PICK UP THE STUDENT. THE STUDENT INDCD HE WOULD FIND A PLACE TO STAY OVR NGT & TOLD THE CFI HE WLD CALL IN 1-2 HRS. WHEN THE CFI DID NOT GET A CALL, HE INITIATED A RAMP CHECK, THEN A SEARCH. THE STUDENT'S PLANE WAS FOUND WHERE IT FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A MTN AT NGT. NO PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND WITH THE AIRFRAME OR ENG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1982 | Grumman American AA-1B | Cornville, Arizona, United States | Clarence A. Baker | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Nov 1982 | Grumman American AA-1B | Ritzville, Washington, United States | Gary B. Englund | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 1982 | Grumman American AA-1B | Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States | Tew-Mac Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1982 | Grumman American AA-1B | Near Zanesville, Ohio, United States | Joseph Bialek | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1982 | Grumman American AA-1B | New River, Arizona, United States | Vernon I. Hart | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jul 1983 | Grumman American AA-1B | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172 | Martinsburg, West Virginia, United States | Marvi E. Clarke, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1982 | Cessna 172 | Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States | Berd Aviation | No injuries | - |
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