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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-5 · Sussex, NJ · July 5, 2005

Date: July 5, 2005 · 10:00 local
Place: Sussex, NJ
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N6061L
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD05LA095
Reported as: Amrgen AA5
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 total120 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N6061LRegistration cancelled Jun 16, 2006 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5S/N AA5-0161 · Built 1972 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed mountain bay airport, greentown, PA, enroute to lincoln park, NJ (N07). When he smelled smoke and raw fuel coming from under the radio stack, the pilot opened the canopy of the aircraft. Flames were visible. The pilot shut the canopy and the flames diminished in intensity. The pilot then decided to make an emergency landing on top of the kittatinny ridge, located in the stokes state forest, NJ. The aircraft was destroyed by fire, and the pilot suffered second and third degree burns. While retrieving some information from the aircraft, he also suffered a compressed disc in his back.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED MOUNTAIN BAY AIRPORT, GREENTOWN, PA, ENROUTE TO LINCOLN PARK, NJ (N07). WHEN HE SMELLED SMOKE AND RAW FUEL COMING FROM UNDER THE RADIO STACK, THE PILOT OPENED THE CANOPY OF THE AIRCRAFT. FLAMES WERE VISIBLE. THE PILOT SHUT THE CANOPY AND THE FLAMES DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY. THE PILOT THEN DECIDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON TOP OF THE KITTATINNY RIDGE, LOCATED IN THE STOKES STATE FOREST, NJ. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE, AND THE PILOT SUFFERED SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS. WHILE RETRIEVING SOME INFORMATION FROM THE AIRCRAFT, HE ALSO SUFFERED A COMPRESSED DISC IN HIS BACK.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB IAD05LA095Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBranchville, NJAn electrical fire of unknown origin. A factor in the accident was the pilot's failure to perform the In-Flight Electrical Fires checklist.Jul 5, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6061L · 1

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