- Date
- July 16, 1982, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Toketee, OR
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9692UGrumman AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820716041689A
- Case key
- 72827
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Analysis
The pilot calculated the weight of his aircraft to be 90 pounds below the maximum gross weight. The airport density altitude was calculated to be approximately 5000 feet. The pilot stated that after takeoff the aircraft achieved an altitude of 50 to 100 feet AGL at best. The surrounding terrain exceeded the climb rate of the aircraft and a forced landing was executed in an area of small trees and scrub growth. The aircraft nosed over during the ground slide. A post crash fire destroyed the aircraft and approximately one acre of trees.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9692U
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A0058
- Airframe hours
- 2,230
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Donald R. Bennett
- Registered owner
- Donald R. Bennett
- Departed
- 356 · Toketee, OR
- Destination
- RBG · Roseburg, OR
- Airport
- 356 · Toketee (Usfs)
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,000 total · 700 in this make and model · 900 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 8 knots
- Temperature
- 163 °F
- Observed at
- 356
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.