- Date
- August 23, 1987, 18:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Vega Baja, PR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N100UAGrumman American AA-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870823066899A
- Case key
- 31955
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Analysis
The plt stated that he had descended from 4500 ft to get out of the clouds & at 1300 ft, the eng became rough. He stated the RPM dropped from 2300 to 1000. He also stated that he did not use carb heat prior to or during the descent. The plt stated that when he checked his mags during the descent, the rt one was inop. The plt advised that when the recovery team returned to the crash site the next morning, scavengers had all but completely stripped the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N100UA
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5-0774
- Airframe hours
- 1,630
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320E2, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cesar A. Rivera
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 31, 1987
- Departed
- TGIG · Isla Grande, PR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 419 total · 231 in this make and model · 291 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SJU, 25 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.