American Aviation AA-1A accident near Georgetown, Texas, August 31, 1982
On August 31, 1982 at about 11:23 pm local time, a American Aviation AA-1A, registered N6306L, was destroyed in an accident near Georgetown, Texas (Georgetown Municipal airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 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
- August 31, 1982 · about 11:23 pm local time
- Place
- Georgetown, Texas · Georgetown Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- American Aviation AA-1A · all AA-1As on the register
- Registration
- N6306L · no longer on the register · serial AA1A0306
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AT 50 FEET AGL THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE TO SIMULATE ENGINE FAILURE DURING TAKEOFF. HE EXPECTED A LOW SPEED, LOW ALTITUDE, STEEP 120 DEGREE TURN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 29 BY THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVING FAMILIARIZATION ON THE AA-1A AIRCRAFT. THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT BANK STEEPLY ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TURN SO THE CFI TOOK OVER AND COLLIDED WITH TREES IN AN ATTEMPTED RESUMPTION OF THE TAKEOFF CLIMB.
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: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,711 hours in all; 181 in this make and model; 80 in the last 90 days; 1,400 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,456 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,465 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-C2C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: T04 Georgetown TX at 6:22 pm
- Destination: T04 Georgetown TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 29, 4,100 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 203°F (95°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
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