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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5A · Linden, NC · June 14, 2011

Date: June 14, 2011 · 10:40 local
Place: Linden, NC
Airport: Flyers Airpark
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N8476B
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11LA342
Reported as: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 4
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,550 total700 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N8476BRegistration cancelled Feb 7, 2014 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A-0859 · Built 1979 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 6/14/2011, pilot and 3 passenages boarded aircraft for personal flight. Pilot stated, that on take-off and into climb the aircraft was at 15 degree flaps with 40 gallons of fuel on board. The aircraft flight path cleared the initial tree line. The aircraft felt sluggish, suddenly loss power, mushed, hit a tree and turned downward into a nearby wooded area at the end of the runway. The pilot and passengers quickly exited the wreckage after impact on the ground. The pilot heard 2 explosions as they exited the wooded area. The aircraft was engulfed in flames, fire damage was extensive with the only sizeable component being the engine with propeller attached and settled into the ground soil layer. No noticable curling of the prop existed at the visible tip which was buried into the ground with the trailing edge just visible at the soil surface. The prop was horizontal with respect to the engine position, and was parallel to the ground surface.

As the FAA filed it

ON 6/14/2011, PILOT AND 3 PASSENAGES BOARDED AIRCRAFT FOR PERSONAL FLIGHT. PILOT STATED, THAT ON TAKE-OFF AND INTO CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 15 DEGREE FLAPS WITH 40 GALLONS OF FUEL ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PATH CLEARED THE INITIAL TREE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT FELT SLUGGISH, SUDDENLY LOSS POWER, MUSHED, HIT A TREE AND TURNED DOWNWARD INTO A NEARBY WOODED AREA AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS QUICKLY EXITED THE WRECKAGE AFTER IMPACT ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT HEARD 2 EXPLOSIONS AS THEY EXITED THE WOODED AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, FIRE DAMAGE WAS EXTENSIVE WITH THE ONLY SIZEABLE COMPONENT BEING THE ENGINE WITH PROPELLER ATTACHED AND SETTLED INTO THE GROUND SOIL LAYER. NO NOTICABLE CURLING OF THE PROP EXISTED AT THE VISIBLE TIP WHICH WAS BURIED INTO THE GROUND WITH THE TRAILING EDGE JUST VISIBLE AT THE SOIL SURFACE. THE PROP WAS HORIZONTAL WITH RESPECT TO THE ENGINE POSITION, AND WAS PARALLEL TO THE GROUND SURFACE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA11LA342Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLinden, NCA partial loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.Jun 14, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8476B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19820807035139AFinal Approach · Wiscasset, MEInstructor waited too long to take control from student during landing. Aircraft crashed short of runway.Aug 7, 1982 · Substantial damage