Grumman AA-5A N26171

Summary

On 22 September 1982 at about 16:30 local time, a Grumman AA-5A registered N26171, operated by Rivair Flying Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 September 1982 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

R.l. Jones Airport (RVS)

Coordinates

36.0507, -96.0195

Aircraft

Grumman AA-5A

Registration

N26171

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Rivair Flying Service, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tulsa → Tulsa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82DA386

Nobody was injured.

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 STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE MADE SEVERAL TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS WITHOUT INCIDENT, WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED "CUTTING OUT" ON FINAL APPROACH. HE REPORTED THAT CARBURETOR HEAT WAS NOT APPLIED UNTIL AFTER THE POWER LOSS BEGAN. HE WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE POWER AND ELECTED TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A PASTURE. AFTER MANEUVERING TO AVOID A FENCE AND A ROAD, THE LANDING GEAR SHEAR OFF DURING A CRASH LANDING AND THE PLANE SLID TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND EXAMINED, BUT NO MECHANICAL REASON FOR A POWER LOSS WAS FOUND. DURING A SUBSEQUENT TEST RUN, THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.