- Date
- April 13, 1985, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hampton, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9861LGrumman AA-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850413014179A
- Case key
- 40142
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Analysis
The student plt made a precautionary landing due to being lost and low on fuel. The airstrips surface was 1000 ft of dirt and sand with a fence at the departure end. Takeoff data based on gross weight, zero wind, 4000 ft elevation at 80 degrees, on a hard surfaces rwy would require at least 1129 ft for takeoff. The acft was lifted off prematurely and a departure stall occured with the acft striking the fence and then rolling a short disrence into sagebrush before coming to a rest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9861L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1B-0461
- Airframe hours
- 2,966
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-52C, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bertea Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 18, 1985 · 95 hours before
- Departed
- CVO · Corvallis, OR
- Destination
- RDM · Redmond, OR
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Hampton, runway 27, 1,000 × ft, dirt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 32 total · 32 in this make and model · 15 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9861L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.