Grumman American Avn AA-5A N8476B

Summary

On 14 June 2011 at about 14:40 local time, a Grumman American Avn AA-5A registered N8476B, operated by Guyton Joseph W, was involved in an accident near Linden, North Carolina, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 June 2011 at 14:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Linden, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Flyers Airpark (9NC2)

Coordinates

35.2181, -78.7964

Aircraft

Grumman American Avn AA-5A

Registration

N8476B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Guyton Joseph W

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Linden → Linden

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11LA342

4 people had minor injuries.

A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot stated that, during the initial climb, the airplane felt like the engine was not developing full power and was not going to clear a tree at the end of the runway. He lowered the nose, and the airplane settled into trees. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground and a postcrash fire ensued. Postcrash fire damage precluded an inspection of the fuel or ignition system; however, examination of the engine revealed that the No. 4 valves were seized, consistent with thermal damage from the fire. The examination also revealed that the compression was lower on the No. 1 cylinder. The examination could not determine if the lower compression was a preimpact condition or a result of the impact and fire damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.