Grumman AA-5B N28395

Summary

On 5 September 1998 at about 15:17 local time, a Grumman AA-5B registered N28395 was involved in an accident near Winnsboro, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 September 1998 at 15:17

Classification

Accident

Location

Winnsboro, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

34.3707, -81.0795

Aircraft

Grumman AA-5B

Registration

N28395

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbia → Lancaster

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA98LA240

Nobody was injured.

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Returning to their home field after conducting practice instrument approaches, in cruise flight at 2,500 feet msl, the pilot and his safety pilot/passenger experienced a gradual loss of power. They turned toward, and were given distance and headings from Columbia ATC to the nearest airfield when they decided they wouldn't make it, and landed in a grass pasture sustaining substantial damage. Post-crash examination and operation of the engine, on the aircraft, using the pre-crash fuel source, revealed nothing that would have caused the loss of power. Using the reported meteorological conditions at the time of the accident, reference to carburetor icing charts puts this flight within the region labeled, 'visible icing @ glide and cruise power'.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.