# NTSB ATL83FIG02: Grumman AA1B, N6207L, Delmar, MD, December 24, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: December 24, 1982, 12:59 local (17:59 UTC)
- Place: Delmar, MD
- Location: 38.4415° N, 75.5597° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delmar, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4415&lon=-75.5597&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83FIG02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70450/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83FIG02

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - buzzing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper altitude - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering

## Analysis

PILOT MAKING STEEP TURNS NEAR HIS HOME AT LOW ALTITUDE STALLED AND CRASHED. NO MALFUNCTIONS FOUND. WITNESSES SAID ENGINE SOUNDED NORMAL IN FLIGHT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6207L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6207L-1984-06-20), registration cancelled 1984-06-20, S/N AA1B-0007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA1B
- Registry model: [American AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (registry code 0630820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: AA1B007
- Airframe hours: 244
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-C2C 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gil R. Downing & Richard Kohm
- Registered owner: Gil R. Downing & Richard Kohm
- Departed: C, SALISBURY, MD
- Destination: C, SALISBURY, MD

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 26; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 280 total, 195 in this make and model, 223 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 220° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Temperature: 151 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821224066709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821224066709A), Dec 24, 1982: Gulstm AA1B, Delmar, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft stalled and crashed during unauthorized low level maneuvers.

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.

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