# Accident 20020226006209A: Amrgen AA1B, La Verne, CA, February 26, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2002, 16:50 local time
- Place: La Verne, CA
- Airport: Brackett Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0972° N, 117.7819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0972&lon=-117.7819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1628R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1628R-2004-05-03) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020226006209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 26, 2002, AT 1650 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA1B, N1628R COLLIDED WITH BARN #2 AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON BASE LEG FOR RUNWAY 26 LEFT AT THE LA VERNE, BRACKETT AIRPORT (POC). THE PILOT SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO OTHER INJURIES.

## 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 LAX02FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA097), Feb 27, 2002: Grumman American AA1B (N1628R), Pomona, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a total loss of engine power due to an excessively rich mixture setting in the carburetor. The overly rich operation of the carburetor was due to the overhaul shop's failure to obtain the proper…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.