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| Date: | Saturday 12 September 2009 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-1B Trainer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9682L |
| MSN: | AA1B-0182 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2963 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | In a field near Creswell Hobby Field Airport, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Creswell, OR (77S) |
| Creswell, OR (77S) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Just after takeoff, the airplane's engine experienced a partial power loss, so the pilot elected to make an emergency landing on rough terrain when it appeared that he would not clear trees in his path. During the pilot's attempts to stop, the airplane nosed over onto its back. A post-accident inspection determined that the engine's right magneto had malfunctioned due to the resistance of the secondary coil windings being out of serviceable limits.
Probable Cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the malfunction of the engine's right magneto.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2009 00:55 | RobertMB | Added |
| 13-Sep-2009 14:57 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 02-Dec-2017 16:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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