- Date
- July 17, 1990, 19:07 local (23:07 UTC)
- Place
- Highland, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1404RGrumman AA-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900717027079A
- Case key
- 36694
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Probable cause
Off airport landing in unsuitable terrain due to a power loss for unknown reasons.
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.
Analysis
The flight departed sky acres airport, flew west across the hudson at 1200 feet m.s.l and turned right to avoid the tower on the mountain. The engine started running rough and he turned towards the river. Power was regained, shortly before the airplane hit some trees. The pilot elected to land in trees and stalled the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1404R
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1B0504
- Airframe hours
- 1,304
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gerhard, Weiss
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 13, 1990
- Departed
- 44N · Millbrook, NY
- Destination
- 44N
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
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 140 in this make and model · 400 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.