- Date
- December 2, 1984, 12:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Llano, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N26773Gulfstream AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841202064189A
- Case key
- 24601
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Analysis
The plt of the departing acft reported that he broadcast his intentions of takeoff & he made a 360 deg clearing turn to check for inbnd acft before beginning his takeoff roll on rwy 07. Prior to becoming airborne the plt observed an acft on short final apch to rwy 25. To avoid a midair/ground collision, the plt of the departing acft intentionally veered left & attempted to continue taking off. A ground witness reported that the departing acft appearedto have been 'over-rotated' during its ground run. The departing acft failed to parallel the rwy & as it veered off the rwy's shoulder, it collided with 3 autos & a building. The inbound acft landed safely on rwy 25.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26773
- Reported as
- Gulfstream AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A0708
- Airframe hours
- 582
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- West End Flyers
- Registered owner
- James L. White
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 1, 1984 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- L01 · Llano, CA
- Destination
- TOA · Torrance, CA
- Airport
- LO1 · Crystal, runway 7, 5,200 × 100 ft
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
- 61
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 925 total · 2 in this make and model · 773 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.