Accident American Aviation Corp. (aac) AA-1A N100RJ, Sunday 2 December 1984

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Date:	Sunday 2 December 1984
Time:	12:15 LT
Type:	American Aviation Corp. (aac) AA-1A
Owner/operator:	Harold Crooks
Registration:	N100RJ
MSN:	AA1A-0163
Total airframe hrs:	2496 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-235-L2C
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Spearman, TX - United States of America
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Private
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Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
PLT HAD PULLED UP FORM A LOW PASS OVER CATTLE WHEN ENG QUIT.PLT CITED PROBABLE CARBURETOR ICING BUT DID NOT USE CARB HEAT. IN TURN TO EMERGENCY LANDING AREA, ACFT SPEED DECAYED AND ACFT MUSHED INTO GROUND, COLLIDING WITH A DITCH.

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