- Date
- May 30, 1988, 10:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dover, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9981LGrumman AA-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880530071439A
- Case key
- 36153
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Probable cause
Loss of engine power for an unknown reason. Contributing factors were: failure of the pilot to maintain runway alignment obstructions near the end of the runway (sign, stone fence & tree).
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 plt rprtd that drg takeoff, the eng lost power after the acft had become airborne & was about 20 ft above the rwy. Subsequently, the acft crashed about 50 ft from the dep end of the rwy & was substantially damaged. An investigation revealed that drg the occurrence, the tail of the acft collided with a sign near the right side of the rwy, which was located about 100 ft before the dep end & extended 8 ft above the ground. The acft then hit a stone fence & a tree before coming to rest. No preimpact part failure or malfunction of the airframe or eng was found. Drg an opnl check, the eng ran normally.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9981L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA-1B-0261
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gilbert O. Stout
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- Lazy B Ranch, runway 5, 2,640 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 234 total · 125 in this make and model · 167 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.