Accident Gulfstream American AA-1C N9515U,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298247
 
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Date:Thursday 29 November 2001
Time:13:38 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic AA1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gulfstream American AA-1C
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N9515U
MSN: AA1C-0003
Total airframe hrs:2598 hours
Engine model:Lycoming O-235-L2C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Pompano Beach, Florida -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Pompano Beach Airport, FL (PPM/KPMP)
Destination airport:Fort Lauderdale-Executive Airport, FL (FXE/KFXE)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Before takeoff, the main fuel tank of the left wing was topped off and 7 gallons of fuel were added to the main fuel tank of the right wing. The left seat occupant (owner of a Grumman AA5 and a CFI) reported he had never flown the accident make and model airplane before and wanted a pilot familiar with the airplane to fly with him; as such the right seat occupant was pilot-in-command (PIC). The right seat occupant stated that he went along on the flight because the left seat occupant had not flown the airplane in some time, and he assumed the left seat occupant was PIC. Each occupant says the other performed a preflight of the airplane. The left seat occupant reported that both flew the airplane at various times during the flight. The right seat occupant reported he never touched the controls at any time during the flight. The flight departed, proceeded to the practice area where slow flight was performed. The flight then proceeded to the Pompano Beach Airpark Airport where 1 full stop landing was performed. The flight taxied back, departed, and remained in the traffic pattern where 2 touch-and-go (T

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA02LA036
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 4 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA02LA036

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