Grumman American AA-5 N7100L

Summary

On 9 October 1998 at about 23:44 local time, a Grumman American AA-5 registered N7100L was involved in an accident near Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 October 1998 at 23:44

Classification

Accident

Location

Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Provincetown Muni Airport (PVC)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grumman American AA-5

Registration

N7100L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Albany → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC99FA012

1 person died.

The failure of the pilot to follow the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in inadvertent collision with water. Factors in the accident were the dark night and low ceiling.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot initiated an ILS approach in IMC conditions, at night, from over water. After tracking on the localizer and glideslope for part of the approach, the airplane entered a descent and leveled off at 100 feet for about 12 seconds prior to disappearing from radar. No evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction was found with the airplane. Both wings had sustained moderate impact damage. The outboard portion of the left wing was not recovered. The pilot had told approach control that if he missed, he would request the approach to a nearby airport. The navigation radio frequencies did not match the instrument approach flown, the missed approach, or the planned subsequent approach.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.