| Crash location | 39.363889°N, 84.521945°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Hamilton, OH
39.322837°N, 84.206881°W 17.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N6550L |
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| Accident date | 15 May 2018 |
| Aircraft type | Grumman American AVN. CORP. Aa 1B |
| Additional details: | None |
On May 15, 2018, about 0945 eastern daylight time, a Grumman American Aviation Corporation AA 1B airplane, N6550L, impacted terrain during a forced landing at the Butler County Regional Airport-Hogan Field (HAO), near Hamilton, Ohio, following a loss of engine power. The commercial pilot sustained serious injuries. The airplane received substantial wing and fuselage damage. The airplane was registered to an individual was registered to an individual and was operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 test flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area about the time of the accident, and the flight was not operated on a flight plan. The local flight was originating from HAO at the time of the accident.
According to preliminary information, a witness heard the sound of the airplane's engine stop during the takeoff. The witness then saw the airplane return to the airport for a landing. The airplane impacted terrain during the landing where it sustained the substantial damage.
At 0953, the recorded weather at HAO was: Wind variable at 5 kts; visibility 10 statute miles; sky condition clear; temperature 26° C; dew point 17° C; altimeter 29.93 inches of mercury.