ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369909
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| Date: | Sunday 28 August 1988 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  American AA-1A |
| Owner/operator: | Gulf Coast Aero Club |
| Registration: | N9392L |
| MSN: | AA1A-0092 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2571 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-235-C2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairhope, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mobile, AL (KMOB) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RPRTD THE ENG LOST PWR 'WITHOUT WARNING' AS HE & HIS PAX WERE FLYING OVER WATER NEAR THE SHORE AT APRX 500'. HE PERFORMED EMERG PROCEDURES & REGAINED PARTIAL PWR, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CONT FLT. HE MANEUVERED TOWARD THE SHORE, THEN ELECTED TO DITCH THE ACFT TO AVOID OBSTRUCTIONS & PSNL ALONG THE BEACH. AS THE ACFT NEARED THE WATER, THE PAX GRABBED THE YOKE & PULLED BACK. THE ACFT THEN STALLED & DOVE INTO THE WATER. THE PAX CONFIRMED THAT SHE HAD 'HELD ON' THE YOKE JUST BEFORE IMPACT. THE PAX & SVRL WITNESSES RPRTD THE ACFT WAS FLYING LEVEL AT ABOUT 50' (INSTEAD OF 500) WHEN THE ENG LOST PWR. WITNESSES WHO RESCUED THE PLT & PAX RPRTD THEY OBSERVED FUEL FLOATING ON THE WATER WHEN THEY ARRIVED AT THE ACFT BY BOAT AFTER THE ACDNT. BEFORE AN INVESTIGATOR ARRIVED, THE OPERATOR DISASSEMBLED THE ENG & PLACED THE COMPONENTS IN DIESEL OIL TO PREVENT CORROSION. AN EXAM OF THE DISASSEMBLED ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREEXISTING MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 89 & 69 DEG. ICING PROBABILITY CHARTS SHOWED CARB ICE PSBL.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL88LA240
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2024 19:35 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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