- Date
- June 26, 1987, 20:55 local (Jun 27, 1987, 01:55 UTC)
- Place
- Marietta, OK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9874UGrumman American AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870626035169A
- Case key
- 22387
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that drg takeoff fm a grass rwy, the acft stalled after climbing about 10 ft AGL. He said that torque pulled the nose of the acft to the left & he tried to recover. However, there was insufficient alt & the acft hit the tops of trees, then fell to the gnd in a left wing low attitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9874U
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A0274
- Airframe hours
- 2,771
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sycam Corporation
- Registered owner
- Paul D Anna
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 24, 1987 · 525 hours before
- Departed
- T40
- Destination
- 50F · Ft.Worth, TX
- Airport
- Mcgehee Catfish, runway 35, 2,450 × 60 ft, grass/turf
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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 146 total · 75 in this make and model · 114 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 110° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.