- Date
- June 4, 1986, 07:51 local (13:51 UTC)
- Place
- Cheyenne, WY
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5935LAmerican AA-1 Yankee
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860604021409A
- Case key
- 16826
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During takeoff on a 4,997 foot long rwy, the acft became airborne, settled back onto the rwy and lifted off again just prior to reaching the end of the rwy. After takeoff the plt was not able to maintain flt. The acft impacted on a street, traveled 30 feet, struck a wooden fence and came to rest against a tree on the front lawn of a private residence. Most of the plt's flt experience was in areas with elevations near sea level. He stated he was not aware the mixture should be leaned during takeoff from high alt arpts as the acft owner manual suggests. Cheyenne arpt elevation is 6,150 ft MSL. The acft was also determined to have been 35 lbs over max gross weight at takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5935L
- Reported as
- American AA-1 Yankee (AA-1 YANKE)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1-0235
- Airframe hours
- 2,179
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert G. Hostetler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 19, 1986 · 12 hours before
- Departed
- CYS · Cheyenne, WY
- Destination
- 3V3 · Flagler, CO
- Airport
- CYS · Cheyenne, runway 34, 4,997 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 123 total · 12 in this make and model · 91 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CYS, 1 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.