N6542L
Grumman American Avn. CORP. AA-5 · built 1974
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
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Safety history
- July 31, 1984Accident
THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RUN-UP AND TAKEOFF WERE NORMAL BUT DURING THE CLIMBOUT THE ENGINE LOST POWER. A SMALL FIRE, CONFINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ERUPTED. POWER COULD NOT BE RESTORED AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN AN OPEN FIELD. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE REVEALED THE STARTER HAD NOT DISENGAGED AND HAD OVERHEATED.