- Date
- July 2, 1985, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Robinson, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8995LGrumman AA1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850702029059A
- Case key
- 21791
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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 engine power(total) - mech failure/malf
Fuel system,carburetor - deteriorated
Acft/equip,inadequate aircraft componentCause
Forced landing
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Nose over
Analysis
Shortly after takeoff the plt experienced a loss of pwr. Unable to glide to a suitable landing area, a forced landing was attempted in tall corn. The acft nosed over sustaining substantial damage. Subsequent exam revealed that the carburetor float had become saturated with fuel, flooding the eng.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8995L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0445
- Airframe hours
- 2,334
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard C. Van Horn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 30, 1984 · 46 hours before
- Departed
- CNW · Waco Tsti, TX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 235 total · 66 in this make and model · 192 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ACT, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.