Grumman AA-5A N26242

Summary

On 19 November 1983 at about 05:20 local time, a Grumman AA-5A registered N26242 was involved in an accident near Addison, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 November 1983 at 05:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Addison, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Addison (ADS)

Coordinates

32.9606, -96.8292

Aircraft

Grumman AA-5A

Registration

N26242

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Walnut Ridge → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

FTW84LA066

1 person had minor injuries.

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 REPORTED THAT DURING AN ILS APCH TO LAND, THE ENG LOST POWER WHEN THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 1/4 MI FROM THE THRESHOLD. HE STATED THAT HE 'CONFIRMED MIXTURE RICH, CARB HEAT ON, FUEL PUMP ON, FUEL FULLEST TANK.' THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG. DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, THE ACFT WENT THRU A FENCE, CROSSED A SUBURBAN STREET & DROPPED INTO A DITCH. A POST-CRASH EXAM REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY, THE LEFT TANK HAD APRX 2 INCHES OF FUEL REMAINING & THE FUEL SELECTOR HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. IN A PRELIMINARY PHONE CONVERSATION, THE PLT INDICATED A SUSPICION OF CARB ICE, BUT THIS WAS NOT VERIFIED. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 72 & 62 DEG, RESPECTIVELY. ACCORDING TO ICING PROPABILITY CHARTS, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS CARB ICE CONDITIONS AT GLIDE POWER, IF CARB HEAT HAD NOT BEEN USED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.