Grumman AA1B N8952L

Summary

On 3 August 1983 at about 17:05 local time, a Grumman AA1B registered N8952L was involved in an accident near Alexandria, 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

3 August 1983 at 17:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Alexandria, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Alexandria (I99)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grumman AA1B

Registration

N8952L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kentland → Alexandria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI83LA355

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

THE ACFT NOSED OVER WHILE LANDING AFTER THE ACFT STALLED AND DRAGGED THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT STATED HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH, HEARD THE STALL WARNING AS HE LEVELED OFF AND LOST CONTROL AS THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR CAME DOWN IT BROKE OFF AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER. A WITNESS SAID THE ACFT LEVELED OFF ABOUT 20 FT AGL AND STALLED WITH THE RIGHT WING DROPPING AS POWER WAS APPLIED. THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, OFF THE RWY AND BECAME INVERTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.