What happened
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Registration: N7192L
Ptrs: 202010843
Make: 1973 Grumman American avn. Corp.
Model: AA-5
Serial number: AA5-0492
Aircraft/engine last annual: 8/18/2001 airframe tt: 2029.56
When: August 01, 2020
Where: aircraft N7192L had an unplanned VFR trip to perform some test on his aircraft with his dog. They took off from Dunnellon airport, Florida (X35) and headed south and turned right and crashed in the trees about 1.5 miles out.
What: part 91 operation.
Who: pilot (pilot in command):
privacy data omitted
privacy data omitted
Examination of the aircraft and crash site:
Aircraft crashed in a tree farm located south of the airport. Examination of the aircraft was done the morning after the crash at on August 2nd at 1055 am, the pilot and his dog died in the crash. A preliminary walk around the site revealed that there was no evidence of fire in the area after the impact and no smell of fuel was detected. The aircraft appears to have been in a level decent just above the tree line and banking right at a slight angle before it impacted the trees. The impact appears to be a sudden stoppage of the aircraft and the it appears to have tumbled down and flipped on its back and was facing north mangled in a couple of trees. The pilot with his dog was ejected from the cockpit and were found about 20 feet directly in front of the aircraft. The crash appears to be concentrated in a small arear about 50 feet in diameter. The area was extended an extra 20 feet in radius to look for additional aircraft parts but none were found beyond that point, the aircraft was destroyed. All the parts were picked up the next day and were sent to jacksonville, Florida for further investigation by the NTSB.
Pilot?s written statement: statement
None:
Fatal
Accident pictures were requested and sent to privacy data omitted from the NTSB.
Air traffic control tapes were not available.
Overall, the accident investigation is complete; all documents appear to be in order, airworthiness certificate, registration. The last annual inspection was done in 2001AND was overdue on the annual inspection. The pilots medical certificate was expired.
The nine FAA responsibilities were investigated and were answered no except for the
Airmen/ air agency competence,
FAR violations
Medical certificate expired.
Airworthiness
Pilot is deceased, no further actions can be taken.
NTSB will continue the investigation
As the FAA filed it
REGISTRATION: N7192L
PTRS: 202010843
MAKE: 1973 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP.
MODEL: AA-5
SERIAL NUMBER: AA5-0492
AIRCRAFT/ENGINE LAST ANNUAL: 8/18/2001 AIRFRAME TT: 2029.56
WHEN: AUGUST 01, 2020
WHERE: AIRCRAFT N7192L HAD AN UNPLANNED VFR TRIP TO PERFORM SOME TEST ON HIS AIRCRAFT WITH HIS DOG. THEY TOOK OFF FROM DUNNELLON AIRPORT, FLORIDA (X35) AND HEADED SOUTH AND TURNED RIGHT AND CRASHED IN THE TREES ABOUT 1.5 MILES OUT.
WHAT: PART 91 OPERATION.
WHO: PILOT (PILOT IN COMMAND):
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASH SITE:
AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A TREE FARM LOCATED SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DONE THE MORNING AFTER THE CRASH AT ON AUGUST 2ND AT 1055 AM, THE PILOT AND HIS DOG DIED IN THE CRASH. A PRELIMINARY WALK AROUND THE SITE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN THE AREA AFTER THE IMPACT AND NO SMELL OF FUEL WAS DETECTED. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN IN A LEVEL DECENT JUST ABOVE THE TREE LINE AND BANKING RIGHT AT A SLIGHT ANGLE BEFORE IT IMPACTED THE TREES. THE IMPACT APPEARS TO BE A SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE IT APPEARS TO HAVE TUMBLED DOWN AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AND WAS FACING NORTH MANGLED IN A COUPLE OF TREES. THE PILOT WITH HIS DOG WAS EJECTED FROM THE COCKPIT AND WERE FOUND ABOUT 20 FEET DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CRASH APPEARS TO BE CONCENTRATED IN A SMALL AREAR ABOUT 50 FEET IN DIAMETER. THE AREA WAS EXTENDED AN EXTRA 20 FEET IN RADIUS TO LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT PARTS BUT NONE WERE FOUND BEYOND THAT POINT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. ALL THE PARTS WERE PICKED UP THE NEXT DAY AND WERE SENT TO JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB.
PILOT?S WRITTEN STATEMENT: STATEMENT
NONE:
FATAL
ACCIDENT PICTURES WERE REQUESTED AND SENT TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM THE NTSB.
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TAPES WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
OVERALL, THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE; ALL DOCUMENTS APPEAR TO BE IN ORDER, AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS DONE IN 2001AND WAS OVERDUE ON THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE PILOTS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS EXPIRED.
THE NINE FAA RESPONSIBILITIES WERE INVESTIGATED AND WERE ANSWERED NO EXCEPT FOR THE
AIRMEN/ AIR AGENCY COMPETENCE,
FAR VIOLATIONS
MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED.
AIRWORTHINESS
PILOT IS DECEASED, NO FURTHER ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN.
NTSB WILL CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION
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