- Date
- July 6, 1984, 14:25 local (18:25 UTC)
- Place
- Woodstock, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9519LGrumman AA-5
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840706034979A
- Case key
- 35354
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft was on a VFR personal flight. Witness on mountain slope heard sounds of approaching acft, observed brief glimpse of acft wheel and wing through cloud and fog about 100 ft away, at tree-top level. A few seconds later. Witness heard eng sound cease. Investigation showed acft cut a level swath through trees during impact sequence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9519L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5-0619
- Airframe hours
- 1,167
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles J. Sweeney, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 3, 1983 · 44 hours before
- Departed
- BTV · Burlington, VT
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
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 621 total · 486 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SWF, 35 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.