- Date
- July 12, 1982
- Place
- Missing Acft, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N5637LGrumman AA-1
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 12, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820712030099A
- Case key
- 69209
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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
The non-instrument rated pilot called ground control and requested a VFR departure. He was advised that the field was IFR and an IFR clearance was needed. The pilot filed an IFR flight plan and about 15 min later called for his clearance. He had trouble copying his clearance and read it back 4 or 5 times before getting it correct. The pilot was cleared for takeoff on runway 24, left turn direct to hampton. He was instructed to contact new york departure control after takeoff. The pilot acknowledged the instructions and contacted departure control. Departure control answered by stating "three seven lima, if that is you, standby a second." That was the last reported contact with the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5637L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1-0037
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stephen Weiss
- Registered owner
- Mark E. Riddel & John D. Fland
- Departed
- Wothampton Beac, NY
- Flight plan
- Unknown
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 90 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 0° at 0 knots
- Visibility
- 0 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 0 ft unknown
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- F0K
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.