American General Aircraft AA1 accident near Beach City, Ohio, October 29, 1994
On October 29, 1994 at about 1:50 pm local time, a American General Aircraft AA1, registered N6114L, was substantially damaged in an accident near Beach City, Ohio (Beach City airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
the pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate control of the aircraft during the takeoff. The pilot's inadequate compensation for unfavorable wind conditions is a related factor in this accident.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 29, 1994 · about 1:50 pm local time · cases in 1994
- Place
- Beach City, Ohio · Beach City · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured; 1 other was unhurt.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- American General Aircraft AA1
- Registration
- N6114L · no longer on the register · serial 0314
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF HE ROTATED THE AIRPLANE AT 70 KNOTS AND LEVELED AT THREE TO FOUR FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY TO INCREASE SPEED. HE STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY, THEN BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND AT 15 TO 20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND THE RIGHT WING DROPPED. THE PILOT STATED HE CORRECTED BY APPLYING THE RUDDER. HE STATED ABOUT THREE OR FOUR SECONDS PASSED AND THE RIGHT WING DROPPED 60 TO 70 DEGREES AND THE NOSE DROPPED. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN RIGHT WING FIRST. THE PILOT STATED THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 15 MILES PER HOUR AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS AT MAX WEIGHT. HE STATED HE BELIEVED THE AIRPLANE WAS CAUGHT BY A 'WIND SWIRL' OR 'VORTEX.' HE STATED THERE WAS NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION.
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: commercial pilot, private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: helicopter; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 2,000 hours in all; 26 in this make and model; 1,850 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,133 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 19, 1994; 25 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,465 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-C2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: TSO Carrollton OH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 28, 3,047 ft by 115 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 190° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: ovct at 25,000 ft
- Temperature: 52°F (11°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N6114L: not on the register today · the record of its deregistration
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-C2C 29 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Beach City Airport · nearest airport
- Carroll County/Tolson · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Ohio 1,877 since 1982 · 246 in the last ten years
- Ohio 8,522 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/BFO95LA008.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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