American General Aircraft AA-5 accident near Boca Raton, FL
On July 12, 2002, an American General Aircraft AA-5 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Boca Raton, FL. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: minor.
- Date
- July 12, 2002
- Place
- Boca Raton, FL
- Aircraft
- American General Aircraft AA-5 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Minor
- Position
- 26.381°N, 80.371°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020716X01140
Official records · MIA02FA131
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 12, 2002, about 1332 eastern daylight time, an American General AA-5, N6024L, registered to a private individual, operating as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, nosed over while ditching in the Florida Everglades, in the vicinity of Boca Raton, Florida, following an emergency descent, following a loss of engine power. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft received minor damage, and both private-rated pilots were fatally injured. The flight departed from Palm Beach County Glades Airport, Pahokee, Florida, the same day, about 1300. Examination of the Fort Lauderdale Executive (FXE) Airport tower radio communication information revealed that at 1330 an occupant of N6024L had communicated on the FXE tower frequency stating that he was, "declaring an emergency" and was "17 nautical miles northwest", but did not state the nature of the emergency. The information showed that in response to the radio communication transmission, the tower controller responded, "say request", and in response the individual stated, "I'm at 400 feet, descending at 400 feet per minute, and 80 miles per hour." No other transmissions were reportedly heard from occupants of the aircraft. Radar data obtained from FAA Miami Approach Control showed that the accident airplane's last radar position was verified at 13:32:06 at an altitude of 500 feet, on a heading of 156 degrees, and at a speed of 66 knots. At that time the airplane's transponder code was shown as 7700 with the aircraft on a bearing of 333 degrees and 23.64 NM from t
Probable cause
The owner/operator's failure to perform an overhaul or comply with a service bulletin 240 which would have probably precluded the continued installation of the number four cylinder exhaust valve and its subsequent failure.
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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.
