- Date
- November 11, 1988, 16:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Tampa, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9975UGrumman AA5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881111050539A
- Case key
- 32266
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Witnesses stated the acft was flying at low alt in the area of lake thonotosassa just before it struck the top static wire of a group of power lines. Impact occurred while the acft was on a southerly heading. The acft then crashed into an orange grove. An exam of the wreckage revealed no evidence of a preimpact failure or malfunction of the airframe or engine. The wx was good with a clear sky condition & 15 mi visibility.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9975U
- Reported as
- Grumman AA5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A0375
- Airframe hours
- 977
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Forehand, Luther W.
- Registered owner
- Luther W Forehand
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 21, 1988 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- TPF · Tampa, FL
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 40 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 15 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.