American Eagle 2-PLACE N911AA

Summary

On 20 July 1983 at about 00:15 local time, a American Eagle 2-PLACE registered N911AA was involved in an accident near Chesterfield, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 July 1983 at 00:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Arrowhead (02K)

Coordinates

38.6601, -90.2094

Aircraft

American Eagle 2-PLACE

Registration

N911AA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC83FA161

2 people died.

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 WAS FIRST OBSERVED IN A LEFT 30 DEG BANK TURN WITH THE NOSE SLIGHTLY DOWN. AFTER THE FIRST 360 DEG TURN, THE ANGLE OF BANK INCREASED TO 60 DEG. DURING THE 3RD 360 DEG TURN, THE DIAMETER OF THE TURN DECREASED TO ABOUT 100 FT & THEFORWARD SPEED APPEARED TO STOP. THE ACFT THE DROPPED OFF IN A LEFT WING DOWN SIDE-SLIP. AT 500 FT AGL THE BRS EXPLOSIVE CHARGE FIRED & THE PARACHUTE CANOPY OPENED TO ABOUT 3-5 FT DIAM. THE ACFT PITCHED FURTHER DOWN & THE BANK ANGLE INCREASED TO 70-80 DEG. THE PARACHUTE SEPARATED & THE ACFT SPIRALED TO THE GROUND. THE BRIDLE OF THE CHUTE WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN CUT BY A SHARP PIECE OF METAL NEAR ITS ATTACHMENT POINT. SUBSEQUENT TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PRODUCER OF THE ACFT ISSUED A SAFETY BULLETIN REQUIRING MODIFICAITONS. THE NOW-STANDARD LARGER SPAN CANARD IS TO BE INSTALLED IN ALL ACFT IN THE FIELD. A 3RD SLAT BRACKET IS TO BE INSTALLED ON ALL LEADING EDGE SLATS. RESTRICTOR LINES ARE TO INSTALLED TO LIMIT THE MAX TRAVEL OF THE RUDDERS. OWNERS INFORMED TO RESTRICT BANK TO 30 DEG UNTIL FLIGHT TESTS COMPLETED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.