Grumman American AA-5B N1524R
16 June 1987 · Croton Fall, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 June 1987 at about 15:55 local time, a Grumman American AA-5B registered N1524R, operated by Heinz Kleutneier, was involved in an accident near Croton Fall, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Croton Fall, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.3494, -73.6498
- Aircraft
- Grumman American AA-5B
- Registration
- N1524R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Heinz Kleutneier
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Teterboro → Burlington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC87LA175
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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
ABT 15 MINUTES AFT TKOF, THE ENG STARTED TO LOSE PWR. ALL EFFORTS TO RESTART IT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND THE ACFT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN A LANDFILL. DURING LNDG ROLL THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A HOLE AND THE GEAR SHEARED OFF. EXAM OF THE ENG REVEALED A BURNED PIECE OF THE AIR FILTER ELEMENT FOUND LODGED IN THE THROAT OF THE CARBURETOR. AFT THE CARB THROAT WAS CLEARED OF OBSTRUCTIONS, THE ENG RAN AT FULL PWR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 1985 | Grumman American AA-5B | Gold Run, California, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 8 Aug 1989 | Grumman American AA-5B | Terminal Island, California, United States | Brown, Gerald B. | No injuries | - |
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| 15 Apr 1984 | Grumman American AA-5B | Driggs, Idaho, United States | Rocky Mountain Flying Club | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 May 1984 | Grumman American AA-5B | Placerville, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1984 | Grumman American AA-5B | Monterey, California, United States | Robert F. Banner | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20C | McLean, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 1987 | Reder KR-2 | Mattituck, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 11 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1987 | Lake LA-4 | Lake George, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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