# Accident 20050914025889A: Amrgen AA5A, Ponte Vedra, FL, September 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2005, 17:29 local time
- Place: Ponte Vedra, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1667° N, 81.3500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1667&lon=-81.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9954U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9954U-2013-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 2 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050914025889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ENROUTE FROM ORMOND BEACH AIRPORT TO THE JACKSONVILLE CRAIG AIRPORT PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER OVER GUANA PARK NEAR PONTE VERDRA, FLORIDA. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN MARSH. INSPECTION OF A/C AFTER RECOVERY REVEALED WATER IN CARBURETOR.

## 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 MIA05LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA157), Sep 14, 2005: Grumman American AA-5A (N9954U), Ponte Vedra, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the airplane being ditched in a marsh.

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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