2 fatal · American General Aircraft AA-5 · 2002-07-12 · Boca Raton, FL, USA
Event
NTSB number
MIA02FA131
Event ID
20020716X01140
Type
Accident
Date
2002-07-12
Location
Boca Raton, FL, USA
Coordinates
26.381111, -80.370834
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
American General Aircraft
Model
AA-5
Registration
N6024L
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The owner/operator's failure to perform an overhaul or comply with a service bulletin 240 which would have probably precluded the continued installation of the number four cylinder exhaust valve and its subsequent failure.