- Date
- July 22, 1982, 09:43 local (15:43 UTC)
- Place
- Broomfield, CO
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N28218American AA5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820722032869A
- Case key
- 70048
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was conducting local area pleasure sightseeing flights when the aircraft failed to climb during a normal departure. She landed the aircraft in a plowed field. Investigation revealed the flight was conducted at a density altitude approximately 8,750 feet. Also the engine was examined and found not capable of producing full takeoff rated power.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28218
- Reported as
- American AA5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B0942
- Airframe hours
- 798
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Rainbow Aviation Inc.
- Registered owner
- Tl Dougherty
- Departed
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
- Destination
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
- Airport
- BJC · Jeferson County Airport, runway 29, 7,498 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 130 total · 49 in this make and model · 62 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.