- Date
- August 9, 1982, 07:50 local (12:50 UTC)
- Place
- Lafayette, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5628LGrumman AA-1
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820809038619A
- Case key
- 71307
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed while apparently trying to land in a field drg IFR conditions after loss of a top eng cowling. The plt had just made a may day transmission that he had lost his cowling. It could not be determined whether the cowling was lost before or after he entered into the weather. According to witnesses the overcast was 100 ft and visibility less than 1/2 mile in fog. The weather data cited above was the official weather recorded at bowl green, KY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5628L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0028
- Airframe hours
- 1,901
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard Summes
- Registered owner
- Richard Summes
- Departed
- Olney, IL
- Destination
- Titusville, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 105 total · 34 in this make and model · 72 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 900 ft broken
- Temperature
- 163 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.