Grumman AA-5A N9692U

Summary

On 16 July 1982 at about 22:15 local time, a Grumman AA-5A registered N9692U, operated by Donald R. Bennett, was involved in an accident near Toketee, Oregon, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 July 1982 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Toketee, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Toketee (Usfs) (356)

Coordinates

43.1594, -122.2095

Aircraft

Grumman AA-5A

Registration

N9692U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Donald R. Bennett

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Toketee → Roseburg

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA82DA115

2 people had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.