# Accident 19910921041999A: Logan J H/Logan J E LOGANAIR I, Gainesville, FL, September 21, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1991, 05:45 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6901° N, 82.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GAINESVILLE RGNL (GNV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6901&lon=-82.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N931JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N931JL-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Logan J H/Logan J E LOGANAIR I (registry code 0561639, https://openairdocs.org/model/logan-j-h-logan-j-e-loganair-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 165 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910921041999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CRASHED AFTER DEPARTING SPECIAL VFR. NOT IFR RATED. REPORTED VACUUM OUT PRIOR TAKEOFF. USED ALIAS N NUMBER AND NAME

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA91LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA221), Sep 21, 1991: John H. Logan Loganair I (N931JL), Gainesville, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT IN COMMAND'S DECISION TO DEPART UNDER SPECIAL VISUAL FLIGHT RULE CLEARANCE IN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES CONDITIONS DURING DARKNESS WITH A FAILED VACUUM PUMP AND RESULTING…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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