- Date
- January 10, 1988, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Honesdale, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N26869Grumman AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880110070429A
- Case key
- 36073
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Shortly after takeoff from runway 35 at cherry ridge airport, Honesdale, Pennsylvania, the aircraft experienced an engine power loss and crashed about 200 feet off the end of the runway. Examination of the aircraft after the accident revealed no fuel in the tanks. The plt failed to file an acc report. The acft was found in a wooded swamp a short distance from the rwy and to the left of the rwy centerline. The eng was test run after the acc and ran normally. The acft was placarded for use of auto fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26869
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA-5A0776
- Airframe hours
- 4,372
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald Gardner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- N30 · Cherry Ridge, runway 35, 2,270 × 200 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 140 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.