- Date
- December 1, 1979
- Place
- Eureka, SD · EUREKA, SD
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N26289Grumman AA-5A
- Status
- Completed · report January 16, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791201040629A
- Case key
- 133620
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3048 79/12/1 EUREKA,SD GRUMMAN AA-5A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 233 TIME - 0945 N26289 PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EUREKA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUREKA,SD SISSETON,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- TURNED LEFT AFTER TKOF & COLLIDED W WIRES RUNNING PARALLEL TO RWY FROM PWR LINES AT END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26289
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eureka Muni
N26289Registration cancelled Aug 22, 2012 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.