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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-5B · Farmingdale, NY · July 8, 1997

Date: July 8, 1997 · 13:47 local
Place: Farmingdale, NY
Airport: Republic
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N28535
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC97FA139
Reported as: Amrgen AA5B
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total100 in this make and model

N28535Registration cancelled Sep 25, 2014 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BS/N AA5B0664 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5B

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What happened

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Aircraft crashed into the water. (.4)the noninstrument-rated pilot/owner departed on a cross-country flight from an airport that was in visual meteorological conditions (VMC). He flew to a shore line, and requested ATC clearance to fly at 400 feet along the water, through another airport's airspace that was also VMC. Witnesses observed the airplane fly into a fog bank. The airplane then crash into the water.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE WATER. (.4)THE NONINSTRUMENT-RATED PILOT/OWNER DEPARTED ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM AN AIRPORT THAT WAS IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC). HE FLEW TO A SHORE LINE, AND REQUESTED ATC CLEARANCE TO FLY AT 400 FEET ALONG THE WATER, THROUGH ANOTHER AIRPORT'S AIRSPACE THAT WAS ALSO VMC. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FLY INTO A FOG BANK. THE AIRPLANE THEN CRASH INTO THE WATER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC97FA139Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportJones Beach, NYVFR flight by the pilot into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with terrain (water). Related factors were: the adverse weather…Jul 8, 1997 · Destroyed