Amateur-built AA-1B accident near Boulder City, Nevada, July 9, 1983
On July 9, 1983 at about 1:34 am local time, a amateur-built AA-1B, registered N1507R, was destroyed in an accident near Boulder City, Nevada (Boulder City Muni airport). It was a personal 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
- July 9, 1983 · about 1:34 am local time
- Place
- Boulder City, Nevada · Boulder City Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built AA-1B
- Registration
- N1507R · no longer on the register · serial 0657
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH RISING TERRAIN DURING A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT BOULDER CITY IN A 20-30 KT. WIND. WHEN THE ACFT BOUNCED THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO-AROUND. INSTEAD OF CLIMBING INTO THE WIND HE TURNED DOWNWIND AT LOW ALTITUDE WHERE HE ENCOUNTERED WIRES AND POLES. IN AVOIDING THE POWER LINES BY GOING UNDER THEM THE PILOT COLLIDED WITH THE RISING TERRAIN.
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: 475 hours in all; 466 in this make and model; 22 in the last 90 days; 398 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (expired)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,223 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 27, 1982; 73 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,560 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-235-C2C (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: MLF Milford UT
- Destination: L22 Yucca Valley CA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 17, 2,880 ft by 110 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 17 knots, gusting 24
- Visibility: 75 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 8,000 ft
- Temperature: 99°F (37°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:51 am from LAS, 17 miles away
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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