# Accident 20090309002439A: Amrgen AA1B, Golden, NM, March 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2009, 05:45 local time
- Place: Golden, NM
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2369° N, 106.2025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2369&lon=-106.2025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9646L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9646L-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 310 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090309002439A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 09, 2009 AT ABOUT 0540 MT, A GRUMMAN AA1B, N9646L REGISTERED TO THE PILOT, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF STATE HWY 14 AND STATE HWY 344 WHILE ON A PART 91 FLIGHT.  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THERE WAS A PREDAWN SNOW STORM REPORTED IN THE AREA.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN A POST ACCIDENT FIRE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EDGEWOOD, NEW MEXICO, ON MARCH 09, 2009 AT ABOUT 0530 MT.

## 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 CEN09FA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA195), Mar 9, 2009: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (N9646L), Golden, NM, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's recent usage of alcohol and his subsequent impairment.

## Other reports on N9646L (1)

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

- [Incident 19860328057899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860328057899I), Mar 28, 1986: N9646L, Newberg, OR, Minor damage. Heard a noise after takeoff like hail striking the aircraft. Found shotgun pellet holes in fuselage.

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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