Grumman American AA-1A N6340L
4 June 2000 · Northampton, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 June 2000 at about 14:30 local time, a Grumman American AA-1A registered N6340L was involved in an accident near Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Northhampton Airport (7B2)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman American AA-1A
- Registration
- N6340L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD00LA048
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot initiated a soft-field takeoff with a full 'up' elevator and a full power application. As the airplane became airborne, it drifted left off the runway towards airport lighting fixtures. The student pilot attempted to over fly the lighting after the airplane departed the runway, but the left main landing gear struck lights and the airplane nosed over. According to the FAA Advisory Circular AC-61-23C: 'The effect of torque increases in direct proportion to engine power, airspeed, and airplane attitude. If the power setting is high, the airspeed slow, and the angle of attack high, the effect of torque is greater. During takeoffs and climbs, when the effect of torque is most pronounced, the pilot must apply sufficient right rudder pressure to counteract the left turning tendency and maintain a straight takeoff path.'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman American AA-1A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2000 | Grumman American AA-1A | Greeley, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1998 | Grumman American AA-1A | Point of Woods, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1998 | Grumman American AA-1A | Larkspur, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jan 2003 | Grumman American AA-1A | Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Dec 1994 | Grumman American AA-1A | Lancaster, New York, United States | Edward Oleksy | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1984 | Grumman American AA-1A | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Venture Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 29 Sep 2000 | Saab 340B | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |