# Accident 20100822042789A: Grumman Ame AA-5A, Lakeview, OR, August 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2010, 11:50 local time
- Place: Lakeview, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1611° N, 120.3989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1611&lon=-120.3989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26118, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26118-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AME AA-5A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 400 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA424) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100822042789A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE LOST ENGINE POWER AFTER DEPARTURE AT 200 FEET AGL.  PILOT CONTINUED STRAIGHT AHEAD AND LANDED ONE MILE NORTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT.  PILOT LANDED IN A NEARBY FIELD, STRIKING SAGEBRUSH WITH THE AIRCRAFT TAIL CAUSING THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR10LA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA424), Aug 22, 2010: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (N26118), Lakeview, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during the initial climb due to a stuck exhaust valve.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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