Accident American Aviation AA-1A Trainer N6338L, Monday 13 June 1983
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Date:Monday 13 June 1983
Time:20:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic AA1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
American Aviation AA-1A Trainer
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N6338L
MSN: AA1A-0338
Total airframe hrs:986 hours
Engine model:Lycoming O-235-C2C
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Lagrange, TX -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Lagrange, TX (T49)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
WITNESSES IN SIX SEPARATE LOCATIONS AROUND THE TOWN REPORTED THE ACFT PERFORMING LOW ALTITUDE AEROBATIC MANEUVERS & BUZZING RECREATIONAL AREAS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY OBSERVED DOING 'ROLLER-COASTER' OR FIGURE-8 MANEUVERS, STALL & SPIN INTO A BARN. THE PLT'S BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL WAS 0.156%. CAUSE:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW83FA276
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X43324

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ]

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