# Accident 19970710017629A: Amrgen AA1B, New Albany, MS, July 10, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: New Albany, MS
- Airport: New Albany-Union Co Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4901° N, 89.0209° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4901&lon=-89.0209&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1493R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1493R-2002-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970710017629A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRFT ENGINE QUIT, CRASHED INTO TREES. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 17 AT THE NEW ALBANY AIRPORT FOR THE PURPOSE OF A TEST FLIGHT AFTER INSTALLATION/BALANCING OF A RE-PITCHED PROPELLER. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AT APPROXIMATELY 400' AGL THE ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER TO APPROXIMATELY 1600 RPM. THE PILOT STARTED A LEFT TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND A TOTAL POWER LOSS OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA COMING TO REST VERTICALLY.

## 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 MIA97LA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA209), Jul 10, 1997: Grumman American AA-1B (N1493R), New Albany, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: a forced landing due to an undetermined complete loss of engine power, and subsequent impact with tress.

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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