Grumman AA-1B N1480R

Summary

On 6 July 1983 at about 00:30 local time, a Grumman AA-1B registered N1480R was involved in an accident near Newport, Arkansas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 July 1983 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Newport, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Newport Municipal (MI9)

Coordinates

35.6205, -91.2293

Aircraft

Grumman AA-1B

Registration

N1480R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Batesville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83FA319

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 REMAINED LOW AFTER TAKEOFF AND AFTER A TURN CONTINUED NORTH OUT OF SIGHT OF WITNESSES AND DID NOT REAPPEAR. IT COLLIDED WITH THE BOTTOM TWO STRANDS OF A POWERLINE WHICH WERE SEVERED BY THE PROPELLER. THE ACFT FUSELAGE CAME TO REST 162 FT BEYOND THE POWERLINE IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ON ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR WITH THE ENGINE AND BOTH WINGS SEPARATED. NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OF MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.