- Date
- April 25, 1984, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pryor, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N27165Grumman American AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840425061629A
- Case key
- 21115
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Analysis
The student plt taxied upwind & took off downwind. Witnesses reported that the acft lifted off at the departure end & never left ground effect. After about 1/2 mi, the acft stalled as the plt attempted to clear electric lines. The acft then crashed, hitting a building & a truck in the process. The plt was thrown out & clear of the burning wreckage & survived the accident. According to the plt , the passenger was a co-owner of the acft. The arpt manager estimated that the wind was from the south at 30 gusting 45 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27165
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A0888
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Daniel Glass Bernard
- Departed
- H71
- Destination
- HRO · Harrison, AR
- Airport
- runway 35, 4,000 × 75 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
- 41
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 30 knots, gusting 45
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 55 °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.