- Date
- September 2, 1985, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Boone, IA
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N16LBGrumman AA5
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850902064129A
- Case key
- 34023
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After departing laporte city airport the plt of the acft proceeded to his destination airport despite deteriorating weather conditions at this destination. The plt stated he should not have proceeded into poor weather conditions. Weather conditions at the airport as reported by the airport manager were visibility less than 1/4 mile in fog. At the time he heared and saw the acft. He also observed the acft banked near vertical as the plt attempted to make a landing to the airport runway. The acft was then observed descending until impacting the ground. The plt stated he didn't realize he had stalled the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16LB
- Reported as
- Grumman AA5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A5B-0988
- Airframe hours
- 361
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lyle L. Blair
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1985 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- 6C8 · Laporte City, IA
- Destination
- BNW · Boone, IA
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 375 total · 327 in this make and model · 345 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 1 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 800 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DSM, 30 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.