# Accident 20070407009039A: Amrgen AA1A, Lakeland, FL, April 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2007, 12:03 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9489° N, 81.9403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9489&lon=-81.9403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8FA-2007-06-19) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070407009039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER ABOUT 5 MILES SE OF THE LAKELAND LINDER AIRPORT (KLAL), THEREBY CAUSING A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT HIT TREES AND 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 MIA07LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA072), Apr 7, 2007: American AA-1A (N8FA), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight. Contributing to the pilot's injuries was his failure to wear the installed shoulder harness.

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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