Grumman American AA-1C accident near Medford, NJ
On July 10, 2001, a Grumman American AA-1C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Medford, NJ. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 10, 2001
- Place
- Medford, NJ
- Aircraft
- Grumman American AA-1C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.948°N, 74.832°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010713X01420
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 10, 2001, at 1258 eastern daylight time, a Grumman American AA-1C, N9616U, was destroyed when it struck the ground, while on approach to the South Jersey Regional Airport (VAY), Medford, New Jersey. The certificated private pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight. No flight plan had been filed for the flight that was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The pilot had rented the airplane from an operator on the airport, and departed at 1245. A witness in another airplane, who observed the accident from the air, reported that the winds were from 260 degrees at 6 knots. He further stated: "...As I reached the South Jersey Airport, I was approximately 3 miles to the north side of runway 26 heading upwind at 1,500 feet preparing to enter a right downwind for runway 26. While looking for traffic in the pattern and general area, I observed two planes. The first was a Cessna already on a right downwind for runway 26 at approx 900 feet, 1/2 mile to the side of the runway. The second was a Grumman passing from my right to left off the departure end of runway 26 at approximately 1,800 feet. I was on the radio frequency of 122.8 (Unicom) when the Cessna announced they were downwind for 26, South Jersey. At the time, I started a left turn toward runway 26 to enter a right downwind for runway 26 and started my descent to 900 feet. As I was approaching downwind at midpoint, I saw the Grumman in a right de
Probable cause
The pilot's improper use of the flight controls while turning to base, which resulted in a stall/spin and subsequent impact 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.
