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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5A · Cleveland, UT · July 2, 1979

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Date: July 2, 1979 · 15:30 local
Place: Cleveland, UT
Airport: Huntington
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N26715
Reported as: Gulstm AA5A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 177 total31 in this make and model114 in the last 90 days

N26715Registered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A0670 · Built 1978 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft over gross wt was unable to out climb rising terrain. Other factors,density altitude and possible downdraft.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT OVER GROSS WT WAS UNABLE TO OUT CLIMB RISING TERRAIN. OTHER FACTORS,DENSITY ALTITUDE AND POSSIBLE DOWNDRAFT.