# Accident 20080117000239A: Amrgen AA5B, Norwood, MA, January 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1939° N, 71.1778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1939&lon=-71.1778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414DJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N414DJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,374 total, 800 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080117000239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 17 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 ON 01/17/2008. PILOT'S WRITTEN AND ORAL STATEMENTS INDICATED TAKE-OFF WAS NORMAL UNTIL, IN CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 200' AGL, WHILE IN LEFT TURN TO CLEAR PATTERN, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED THEN QUIT. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND CRASH LANDED 125 FEET LEFT OF RUNWAY 17. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A PEAT MARSH, NEARLY 180 DEGREES OPPOSITE THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT.

## 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 MIA08LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA041), Jan 17, 2008: Grumman American AA-5B (N414DJ), Norwood, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. *This report was modified on May 20, 2008.*

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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