19940618015449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5B · Apple Valley, CA · June 18, 1994

Date
June 18, 1994 · 14:30 local
Place
Apple Valley, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4553R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX94LA258
Reported as
Gulstm AA5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
650 total648 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Settled after takeoff from Private strip. Hit fence and compacting machine. Blamed a downdraft and density altitude

As the FAA filed it

SETTLED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PRIVATE STRIP. HIT FENCE AND COMPACTING MACHINE. BLAMED A DOWNDRAFT AND DENSITY ALTITUDE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.