# Accident 20030102000379A: Amrgen AA1A, Shreveport, LA, January 2, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2003, 13:30 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5931° N, 93.7656° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5931&lon=-93.7656&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9226L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9226L-2017-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030102000379A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 FTW03FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA071), Jan 2, 2003: Grumman American AA-1A (N9226L), Shreveport, LA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in a stall.

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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