- Date
- June 29, 1982, 11:14 local (18:14 UTC)
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N26668Grumman American AA5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820629025399A
- Case key
- 72217
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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.
Analysis
The acft was observed flying at an altitude of 200 to 300 feet AGL. Witnesses describe a bank to the left which steepened until the wings were perpendicular to the ground. The acft then made a near vertical descent into the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26668
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A-0627
- Airframe hours
- 1,330
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Academy Flyers
- Registered owner
- James B. Reck
- Departed
- SDL · Scottsdale, AZ
- Destination
- SDL · Scottsdale, AZ
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
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 112 total · 12 in this make and model · 65 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 207 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHX, 15 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.