Amateur-built AA-5B accident near Williamsburg, Virginia, June 15, 1984
On June 15, 1984 at about 2:30 pm local time, a amateur-built AA-5B, registered N28812, was substantially damaged in an accident near Williamsburg, Virginia (Williamsburg-Jamestown airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 15, 1984 · about 2:30 pm local time
- Place
- Williamsburg, Virginia · Williamsburg-Jamestown · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built AA-5B
- Registration
- N28812 · no longer on the register · serial AA5B-0835
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DIRT MOUND DURING A GO-AROUND. THE PLT RECALLED THAT THE WIND WAS VARIABLE & GUSTY, BUT GENERALLY, THE WIND SOCK SHOWED A X-WIND OF 30 TO 90 DEGS. AFTER BOUNCING ON 1 WHEEL & THEN ON ANOTHER, THE PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT HIT THE GROUND LEFT OF THE RWY, THEN STRUCK A THE MOUND OF DIRT. THE FLAPS WERE FOUND FULLY EXTENDED AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 170 hours in all; 19 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,635 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, September 23, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4K (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: W09 Leesburg VA at 1:15 pm
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 31, 3,215 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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