20030102000379A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-1A · Shreveport, LA · January 2, 2003

Date: January 2, 2003 · 13:30 local
Place: Shreveport, LA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9226L
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW03FA071
Reported as: Amrgen AA1A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N9226LRegistration cancelled May 22, 2017 · American AA-1AS/N AA1A-0126 · Built 1971 Airframe modelAmerican AA-1A Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot took-off from Shreveport dtn airport, was in straight and level flight when the aircraft caught fire, pilot and passenger apparently paniced, aircraft went into a stall and then a flat spin. Aircraft hit the ground in a flat spin, killing both. Aircraft was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT TOOK-OFF FROM SHREVEPORT DTN AIRPORT, WAS IN STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE, PILOT AND PASSENGER APPARENTLY PANICED, AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A STALL AND THEN A FLAT SPIN. AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND IN A FLAT SPIN, KILLING BOTH. AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW03FA071Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportShreveport, LAThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall.Jan 2, 2003 · Destroyed