- Date
- July 3, 1983, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Jefferson, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9857LGrumman AA-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830703028629A
- Case key
- 20962
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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.
In flight collision with object
Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor
Performance data - not understoodCause
Object - tree(s)Factor
Proper climb rate - not attainedCause
Object - fenceFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft collided with small trees and two fences during takeoff and nosed down into the ground. A witness noticed the acft wobbling in the air at low alt before the collision with the trees. The density alt was 2800 ft. there were no mechanical malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9857L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA-1B-0457
- Airframe hours
- 1,188
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stuart H. Burris
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · March 7, 1983
- Destination
- Shreveport, LA
- Airport
- 6F7 · Manning, runway 21, 1,800 × 60 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 161 total · 161 in this make and model · 116 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 95 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.