- Date
- April 28, 1984, 12:24 local (18:24 UTC)
- Place
- Cudahy, WI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N26404Grumman AA5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840428014639A
- Case key
- 12591
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Analysis
The acft struck a storage shed while attempting to reach a golf course during an emergency landing in gusty wind conditions. There were no visible signs or odor of fuel at the accident site. When the acft was inspected the carburetor and fuel sumps were reported as empty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26404
- Reported as
- Grumman AA5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A0567
- Airframe hours
- 1,720
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Fest Electronic, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 5, 1984 · 20 hours before
- Departed
- SGH · Springfield, OH
- Destination
- MKE · Milwaukee, WI
- Airport
- MKE · Gen. Mitchell Field
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 350 total · 300 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 25 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 7 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKE, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.