- Date
- November 5, 1986, 14:14 local (19:14 UTC)
- Place
- Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N711WWGrumman G-164A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861105085789A
- Case key
- 31733
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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
While the plt was making a banner pick-up, witnesses saw the acft engage the banner & enter a climb. The plt released the banner, then the acft mushed into a partially built hangar, crashed & burned. The plt, who was on fire, exited the rgt canopy hatch. Bystanders & arpt crash rescue personnel extinguished the flames, but later after being hospital- ized, the plt died from the burns. The prop governor was found to be set at about 1600 RPM. The recommended RPM for banner pick-up was 2200 RPM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N711WW
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1448
- Airframe hours
- 2,120
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rosie O'Grady'S
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 2, 1986 · 55 hours before
- Departed
- ORL · Orlando, FL
- Airport
- ORL · Orlando Executive
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
- 26
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,039 total · 42 in this make and model · 125 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 1 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.