# NTSB LAX83FUJ09: Grumman American AA-1B, N9692L, Cornville, AZ, December 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: December 18, 1982, 14:06 local (21:06 UTC)
- Place: Cornville, AZ
- Coordinates: 34.729515, -111.910949 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7295&lon=-111.9109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70341
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX83FUJ09
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70341/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FUJ09

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering
  - low pass - performed, pilot in command
  - aerobatics - performed, pilot in command
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - overconfidence in personal ability, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM WICKENBURG TO COTTONWOOD, AZ TO MEET A FRIEND AND FLY HIM TO PHOENIX, AZ. DURING ARRIVAL, HE MADE TWO PASSES OVER THE TOP OF SOME HOMES WHERE HIS FRIEND WAS STAYING, NEARBY AT CORNVILLE, AZ. ON THE SECOND PASS, HE MADE A BARREL ROLL TYPE OF MANEUVER. BEFORE COMPLETING THE MANEUVER, THE PLANE CRASHED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9692L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9692L-2014-11-26), registration cancelled 2014-11-26, S/N AA1B-0192, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-1B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: AA1B-0192
- Airframe hours: 1936
- Engines: LYCOMING O-235-C26C 115 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Clarence A. Baker
- Registered owner: Clarence A. Baker
- Departed: E25, WICKENBURG, AZ
- Destination: P52, COTTONWOOD, AZ

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,537 total, 248 in this make and model, 1,318 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 149 °F

## 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 19821218064449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821218064449A), Dec 18, 1982: Gulstm AA1B, Cornville, AZ, Substantial damage. Failed to recover from a slow roll performed near housetop level. Had buzzed friends residence.

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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