Amateur-built AA-1B accident near Cornville, Arizona, December 18, 1982
On December 18, 1982 at about 9:06 pm local time, a amateur-built AA-1B, registered N9692L, was substantially damaged in an accident near Cornville, Arizona. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 18, 1982 · about 9:06 pm local time
- Place
- Cornville, Arizona · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built AA-1B
- Registration
- N9692L · no longer on the register · serial AA1B-0192
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM WICKENBURG TO COTTONWOOD, AZ TO MEET A FRIEND AND FLY HIM TO PHOENIX, AZ. DURING ARRIVAL, HE MADE TWO PASSES OVER THE TOP OF SOME HOMES WHERE HIS FRIEND WAS STAYING, NEARBY AT CORNVILLE, AZ. ON THE SECOND PASS, HE MADE A BARREL ROLL TYPE OF MANEUVER. BEFORE COMPLETING THE MANEUVER, THE PLANE CRASHED IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
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
- Ratings: single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,537 hours in all; 248 in this make and model; 51 in the last 90 days; 13 in the last 30 days; 1,318 as pilot in command; 537 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,936 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 80 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,560 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-C26C (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: E25 Wickenburg AZ at 1:15 pm
- Destination: P52 Cottonwood AZ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 149°F (65°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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