- Date
- October 25, 1985, 14:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Flagstaff, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N26714Grumman American AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851025054049A
- Case key
- 25005
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Analysis
The plt reported that while sight-seeing in the vicinity of the grand canyon, he became disoriented and lost. The fuel in the left tank was exhausted and the right fuel tank contained minimum fuel. The pilot negotiated a precautionary landing on the hard surface road and during the landing roll the aircraft left wing struck a wire fence. The plt did not report any pre-existing malfunctions or failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26714
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A0669
- Airframe hours
- 1,850
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mark Dewey Aviation
- Registered owner
- Mark D. Williams
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 26, 1985
- Departed
- SZP · Santa Paula, CA
- Destination
- P32 · Williams, AZ
- Airport
- FLG · Flagstaff
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 106 total · 5 in this make and model · 75 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLG, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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