- Date
- April 18, 1987, 15:26 local (22:26 UTC)
- Place
- Redlands, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9545UGrumman AA1C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870418010389A
- Case key
- 25568
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an instructional flight, the plt stated that the estimated fuel capacity in the acft was aprx 12 gals prior to departure. The plt took-off on the right fuel tank and flew in the local area for aprx 15 minutes then returned to the arpt for touch-and-go landings. On the third take-off, ascending through 500 ft AGL, the engine lost power. The plt switched fuel tanks and turned back toward the airport. The plt was unable to return to the rwy and collided with an inclined mound. The acft at this time started to develop power and became airborne. The acft then collided with the top of a fence and numerous trees and finally came to rest in a ditch. Inspection of the engine did not reveal signs of mechanical failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9545U
- Reported as
- Grumman AA1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1C-0007
- Airframe hours
- 1,345
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jones, Granville P.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 21, 1987 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- L12 · Redlands, CA
- Airport
- L12 · Redlands, runway 26, 4,500 × 75 ft, dirt
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
- 40
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 190 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 23 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SBD, 4 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.