American General Aircraft AA-1 accident near Vestal, NY
On June 29, 1993, an American General Aircraft AA-1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Vestal, NY. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 29, 1993
- Place
- Vestal, NY
- Aircraft
- American General Aircraft AA-1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 42.081°N, 76.051°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X12682
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On Tuesday, June 29, 1993, at about 1525 eastern daylight time, an American General AA1, N5932L, piloted by David R. Jones, was destroyed when it impacted the ground in a field, approximately 3 miles south of the Tri-Cities Airport, Endicott, New York. The Certified Flight Instructor, and the student pilot, were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A flight plan had not been filed for the flight operating under 14 CFR 91. The student pilot, David W. Ford, and the Certified Flight Instructor, David R. Jones, departed the Tri-Cities Airport for a local training flight at approximately 1515. Michael Ackley, a pilot at the Tri-Cities Airport, spoke to David Ford prior to the accident flight: "...I...spoke with Dave Ford quite often and he told me that he was having engine problems and...they were there when he brought the airplane. He said that he had tried everything...Dave Ford told me that he wanted Dave Jones to fly with him so Jones could tell for himself whether or not it would be exceptable [sic] for a check ride airplane." In an interview with Robert Parry, the owner of a Flight School at the Tri-Cities Airport, he stated: "...A practice area for the airport is the vicinity of the crash site. That area would have been an entry point for the airport traffic pattern and is a place where forced landings are practiced." A witness, Mr. Charles R. Buchanan, was interviewed by the Vestal Police. In summary he stated, when he first saw the airplane, it was over the south side of Baker Hill Road, and it did not appear the pilot was havin
Probable cause
THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FUEL STARVATION FROM A FUEL LEAK CAUSED BY INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE BY UNQUALIFIED PERSONNEL, THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
