- Date
- July 15, 1982, 05:35 local (12:35 UTC)
- Place
- Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7115LGrumman AA-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820715029099A
- Case key
- 69932
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Immediately after takeoff the eng lost power & the acft was unable to maintain level flt. The acft landed in sand Dunes and flipped over. During a subsequent eng run it was noted that the eng ran normally at low power settings but at takeoff power settings it developed an apparent ignition problem in that the eng misfired & surged. Inspection revealed that the right magneto was not developing sufficient voltage output. The recommended service life of the magneto is 900 hours & it appeared this magneto was in service for 1897 hours.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7115L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- L3459327A
- Airframe hours
- 1,898
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- J. L. Davenport
- Registered owner
- J. L. Davenport
- Departed
- Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Destination
- Sheridan, WY
- Airport
- Bermuda Dunes, runway 29, 4,030 × 150 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
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 481 total · 22 in this make and model · 376 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 160 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7115L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.