NYC86LA177

NTSB accident investigation · Grumman AA-1B · Marston Mills, MA · July 10, 1986

Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
July 10, 1986, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC)
Place
Marston Mills, MA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2NHGrumman AA-1B
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860710031859A
Case key
30380

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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.

In flight collision with objectTakeoff - initial climb
Clearance - not attainedPilot in commandCause
Loss of control - on ground/waterTakeoff - initial climb
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Analysis

The pilot failed to clear trees on the left side of the runway on departure, and crashed to the ground. The plt failed to file and acc report and his flt time records were not available.

Aircraft

Registration
N2NH
Reported as
Grumman AA-1B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
AA1B0527
Engine
Lycoming O-235C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Leland U.Clough
Registered owner
Leland U. Clough
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Airport
2B1 · Marston Mills

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
Medical
Unknown, Unknown

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.