- Date
- June 13, 1983, 20:00 local (Jun 14, 1983, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Lagrange, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N6338LGrumman AA1A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830613026849A
- Case key
- 20735
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Judgment - poorCause
Buzzing - intentionalCause
Aerobatics - performedCause
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Impairment(alcohol)Cause
Stall/spin - inadvertent
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
Witnesses in six separate locations around the town reported the acft performing low altitude aerobatic maneuvers & buzzing recreational areas prior to the accident. The acft was subsequently observed doing 'roller-coaster' or figure-8 maneuvers, stall & spin into a barn. The plt's blood alcohol level was 0.156%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6338L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1A 0338
- Airframe hours
- 986
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Terry Glen Wade
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- T49 · Lagrange, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 16 total · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.