- Date
- April 25, 1987, 09:58 local (14:58 UTC)
- Place
- Eagle Lake, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N28846Grumman AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870425011329A
- Case key
- 22243
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Analysis
On April 25,1987 a Grumman American AA5B, N28846, impacted the terrain near Eagle Lake, Texas. The private pilot and her husband received fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The aircraft was on a cross country flight from kerrville, Texas to houston, Texas. The aircraft entered a medium to steep left turn and failed to maintain adequate airspeed. The aircraft stalled and impacted the terrain before recovery could be accomplished.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28846
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B0850
- Airframe hours
- 844
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fletcher Aviation
- Registered owner
- Joanna Burton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 6, 1987 · 66 hours before
- Departed
- ERV · Kerrvile, TX
- Destination
- HUB · Houston, TX
- Airport
- ELA · Eagle Lake
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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 900 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HOU, 54 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.