# Accident 20040428008319A: Amrgen AA1B, Dodge Center, MN, April 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2004, 16:12 local time
- Place: Dodge Center, MN
- Airport: Dodge Center Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0181° N, 92.8314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0181&lon=-92.8314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9919L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9919L-2012-09-06) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 24 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040428008319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DODGE CENTER AIRPORT AND WAS OBSERVED LAST CLIMBING THROUGH ABOUT 500 FEET AGL. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL OR GROUND IMPACT. AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY TURNED OUT VIA A RIGHT CROSSWIND WITH A PLANNED DEPARTURE TO THE NORTH. LOSS OF CONTROL APPARENTLY OCCURRED IN THE TURN. WRECKAGE WAS ABOUT 300 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 16. THE DAY WAS VFR, COOL, WITH HIGH WINDS AND VERY GUSTY. WIND SHEAR WAS FORECAST AND ALSO REPORTED JUST SOUTH OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE. INJURIES WERE FATAL SO THERE WILL BE NO CORRECTIVE ACTION.

## 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 CHI04LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA112), Apr 28, 2004: Grumman American AA-1B (N9919L), Dodge Center, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure maintain climb and his failure to maintain clearance from the terrain during initial climb out after takeoff. The aircraft's low altitude, high gusty winds and low level…

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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