Grumman AA-1 N5637L

Summary

On 12 July 1982 at about 00:00 local time, a Grumman AA-1 registered N5637L, operated by Stephen Weiss, was involved in an accident near Missing Acft, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 July 1982 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Missing Acft, New York, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grumman AA-1

Registration

N5637L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stephen Weiss

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wothampton Beac → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC83FA083

1 person died.

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 NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT CALLED GROUND CONTROL AND REQUESTED A VFR DEPARTURE. HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FIELD WAS IFR AND AN IFR CLEARANCE WAS NEEDED. THE PILOT FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND ABOUT 15 MIN LATER CALLED FOR HIS CLEARANCE. HE HAD TROUBLE COPYING HIS CLEARANCE AND READ IT BACK 4 OR 5 TIMES BEFORE GETTING IT CORRECT. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 24, LEFT TURN DIRECT TO HAMPTON. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NEW YORK DEPARTURE CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED THE INSTRUCTIONS AND CONTACTED DEPARTURE CONTROL. DEPARTURE CONTROL ANSWERED BY STATING "THREE SEVEN LIMA, IF THAT IS YOU, STANDBY A SECOND." THAT WAS THE LAST REPORTED CONTACT WITH THE AIRCRAFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.