# Accident 19960626015139A: Amrgen AA1B, Fryburg, ND, June 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fryburg, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8706° N, 103.3030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fryburg, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8706&lon=-103.3030&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6249L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6249L-2012-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1B (registry code 0630820, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960626015139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06/25/96 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 MDT, GA-AA-1B, N6249L, OWNED AND FLOWN BY HAROLD M. VIGESAA WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A VFR FLIGHT FROM W. FARGO, ND TO BEACH, ND FOR WHICH NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE WEATHER AT THE SCENE WAS REPORTED TO BE PARTIALLY OBSCURED, ESTIMATED 300 FT. OVERCAST, WITH 1 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG. THE CRASH SITE DISCLOSED THE FIRST IMPACT OCCURRED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES WHILE ON A COURSE OF 050 DEGREES SEPARATING THE RIGHT WING. ALL CONTROL SURFACES WERE ACCOUNTED FOR AND CONTINUITY CHECKS REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. THE PILOT WAS FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. THE PIC AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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