Grumman AA-5B N45529

Summary

On 2 August 1986 at about 13:48 local time, a Grumman AA-5B registered N45529 was involved in an accident near Boynton Beach, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

2 August 1986 at 13:48

Classification

Accident

Location

Boynton Beach, Florida, United States

Coordinates

26.5303, -80.0599

Aircraft

Grumman AA-5B

Registration

N45529

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ft. Lauderdale → Merritt Island

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA86LA224

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 WAS DITCHED IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN ABOUT 4 MILES OFF SHORE IN ABOUT 600 FT OF WATER AFTER ALLEGEDLY SUSTAINING ENG FAILURE. THE PLT STATED THAT THE ACFT WAS FULL OF FUEL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE & THAT NO WATER OR OTHER FOREIGN MATTER WAS DETECTED IN THE FUEL SYS DURING THE PREFLT INSP. A CFI WHO FLEW THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE LAST FLT STATED THE ACFT PERFORMED NORMALLY. THE PLT HAS DITCHED TWO OTHER ACFT ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS & WITHHELD THAT INFO FROM THE OPERATOR WHO RENTED HIM THE ACFT EVEN THOUGH THE RENTAL INFO CARD SPECIFICALLY MADE REFERENCE TO ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS. THE PLT FAILED TO MEET WITH THE FAA AFTER THEY REQUESTED FOR HIM TO DO SO & NTSB FORM 6120.1, PLT OPERATOR ACFT ACCIDENT REPORT WAS NOT RECEIVED BY THE NTSB. EFFORTS TO MAKE FURTHER CONTACT WITH THE PLT BY THE NTSB, FAA & THE OWNER OF THE ACFT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.