- Date
- August 9, 1986, 20:15 local (Aug 10, 1986, 03:15 UTC)
- Place
- Cleveland, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5481LGrumman AA-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860809074059A
- Case key
- 40291
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Analysis
The low time pilot departed with two relatives aboard for a local flight. The aircraft was observed flying low over omak lake and then commencing a climbing left turn toward higher terrain. During the climbout, the pilot perceived a loss of engine performance and applied carburetor heat. Outside air temperature was near 100 degrees resulting in a density altitude of nearly 6,000 feet MSL and the aircraft was near its gross weight. The aircraft was flown wings level into terrain whose rate of upslope exceeded the rate of climb capabilities of the aircraft for the given conditions of the flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5481L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA50681
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Western Wings, Inc., doing business as Cloud Buster
- Registered owner
- Larry A. Page
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · August 29, 1985 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- OMK · Omak, WA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 92 total · 15 in this make and model · 41 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 350° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 99 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OMK, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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