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FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-5 · Westpalmbeach, FL · July 12, 2002

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Date
July 12, 2002 · 13:32 local
Place
Westpalmbeach, FL
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6024L
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA02FA131
Reported as
Amrgen AA5
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N6024LRegistration cancelled May 31, 2013 · American AA-5S/N AA5-0124 · Built 1972Airframe modelAmerican AA-5Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On July 12, 2002, about 1332 eastern daylight time, an American general AA-5, N6024L, registered to a private individual, operating as a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, crashed during an emergency descent in the vicinity of boca raton, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage, and the private-rated pilot and a private pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed palm beach county glades airport, pahokee, Florida, at about 1300. According to an FAA inspector, the pilot declared an emergency on the FAA fort lauderdale's executive airport air traffic control tower's radio frequency. The pilot stated, "we're at 400 feet, descending at 400 feet per minute at 80 miles per hour". He did not give the nature of the emergency. FAA radar data showed the aircraft was last observed about 15 NM northwest of the fort lauderdale executive airport. The wreckage was located in about 5 feet of water, inverted, within the boundaries of the loxahatchee national wildlife refuge, palm beach county. (-23) assisted NTSB in investigation of accident involving a Grumman A-5 aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON JULY 12, 2002, ABOUT 1332 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMERICAN GENERAL AA-5, N6024L, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED DURING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT IN THE VICINITY OF BOCA RATON, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND A PRIVATE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES AIRPORT, PAHOKEE, FLORIDA, AT ABOUT 1300. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY ON THE FAA FORT LAUDERDALE'S EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER'S RADIO FREQUENCY. THE PILOT STATED, "WE'RE AT 400 FEET, DESCENDING AT 400 FEET PER MINUTE AT 80 MILES PER HOUR". HE DID NOT GIVE THE NATURE OF THE EMERGENCY. FAA RADAR DATA SHOWED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST OBSERVED ABOUT 15 NM NORTHWEST OF THE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. THE WRECKAGE WAS LOCATED IN ABOUT 5 FEET OF WATER, INVERTED, WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, PALM BEACH COUNTY. (-23) ASSISTED NTSB IN INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENT INVOLVING A GRUMMAN A-5 AIRCRAFT.

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 MIA02FA131Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportBoca Raton, FLThe owner/operator's failure to perform an overhaul or comply with a service bulletin 240 which would have probably precluded the continued installation of the number four cylinder exhaust valve and its subsequent failure.Jul 12, 2002 · Minor damage

Other reports on N6024L · 1

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

Accident 19740802029239AFinal Approach · Cooperstown, PAAcft overshot runway went down embankment flipped over.Aug 2, 1974 · Substantial damage