- Date
- October 8, 1982, 17:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Albin, WY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N81262Grumman American AA-5B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821008054789A
- Case key
- 69713
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was on personal cross-country. There was no record of a pre-flight or in-flight weather briefing. The weather at the accident site was near blizzard condition. The aircraft was heard circling, but it was not seen due to snow. The winds approached 50 to 75 KTS. The aircraft contacted ground left wing first in a slight bank and in a shallow descent. It impacted in an open field and demolished.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81262
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B-0479
- Airframe hours
- 1,133
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Eugene E. Liebel
- Registered owner
- Eugene E. Liebel
- Departed
- Brighton, CO
- Destination
- Bismark, ND
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 398 total · 25 in this make and model · 329 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 360° at 15 knots
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.