19981009029519A

Accident · Damage unknown

FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-5 · Provincetown, MA · October 9, 1998

Date: October 9, 1998 · 23:35 local
Place: Provincetown, MA
Airport: Provincetown Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Damage unknown
Aircraft: N7100L
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC99FA012
Reported as: Amrgen AA5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N7100LRegistration cancelled Mar 1, 1999 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5S/N AA5-0600 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5

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What happened

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Acft was on ILS approach when it crashed under unknown circumstances, pilot suffered fatal injuries. (-23) ronald h. sinzheimer, pilot in command of N7100L, was on an instrument approach to runway 7 at pvc airport, Provincetown, MA. N7100L disappeared from radar while on approach. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft is assumed to have been destroyed. The aircraft is approx 150 ft under water. The pilot of N7100L was recovered on 10/15/98 on the atlantic ocean side of the cape cod peninsula, opposite of the town of wellfleet, MA.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS ON ILS APPROACH WHEN IT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. (-23) RONALD H. SINZHEIMER, PILOT IN COMMAND OF N7100L, WAS ON AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH TO RUNWAY 7 AT PVC AIRPORT, PROVINCETOWN, MA. N7100L DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR WHILE ON APPROACH. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT IS ASSUMED TO HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. THE AIRCRAFT IS APPROX 150 FT UNDER WATER. THE PILOT OF N7100L WAS RECOVERED ON 10/15/98 ON THE ATLANTIC OCEAN SIDE OF THE CAPE COD PENINSULA, OPPOSITE OF THE TOWN OF WELLFLEET, MA.

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 NYC99FA012Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportProvincetown, MAThe failure of the pilot to follow the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in inadvertent collision with water. Factors in the accident were the dark night and low ceiling.Oct 9, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N7100L · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19761206039599AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Ft.Sumner, NMAcft continued flt with approx 350 ft of wire on tail. Landed at arpt.Dec 6, 1976 · Substantial damage