# Accident 20090105012609A: Amrgen AA5B, Kosciuko Count, IN, January 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2009, 11:42 local time
- Place: Kosciuko Count, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4011° N, 85.8556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4011&lon=-85.8556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28862, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28862-2009-03-30) (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 VO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 40 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090105012609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING HIS BI-ANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW HE AND HIS CFI WERE ON A NORTHERN HEADING OFF WOLF LAKE VOR, LEVEL AT 3500 FT.  THEY HEARD A LOUD BANG WITH MAJOR VIBRATION, SMOKE IN CABIN AREA.  PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND NOTICED THAT THEY HAD LOST A PORTION OF THE PROPELLER.  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A OPEN FIELD WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, ENGINE MOUNTS AND FIRE WALL BUCKLING.

## 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 CEN09LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA132), Jan 5, 2009: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (N28862), Milford, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine thrust due to the separation of a section of one of the propeller blades as a result of fatigue failure of the propeller because of corrosion. Contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N28862 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800705025309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705025309A), Jul 5, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N28862), Americus, GA, Substantial damage. Tried to take off from farm field. Went through tall corn on liftoff. Landed okay in adjacent field.

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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