- Date
- March 8, 1984, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Scriba, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N5649LAmerican AA-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840308006569A
- Case key
- 35322
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft was located, after a 4 day search, in a gravel pit 8 miles from point of departure. Wreckage examination revealed acft collided with terrain in vertical descent with nil forward speed. Investigation of power plant revealed no evidence of torque or power being delivered to the prop at impact. Plt was using automotive fuel with unmodified carburetor in extreme low temperature environment, conditions conducive to an extreme over rich mixture situation. Gravel pit was only open spot in wooded area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5649L
- Reported as
- American AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0049
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert E. Steiner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 27, 1983 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- NOO · Fulton, NY
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 17 total · 17 in this make and model · 6 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 12 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SYR, 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.
Other investigations on N5649L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.