Grumman American AA-5A N27165

Summary

On 25 April 1984 at about 19:00 local time, a Grumman American AA-5A registered N27165 was involved in an accident near Pryor, Oklahoma, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 April 1984 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pryor, Oklahoma, United States

Coordinates

36.2993, -95.3204

Aircraft

Grumman American AA-5A

Registration

N27165

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Harrison

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW84FA209

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 STUDENT PLT TAXIED UPWIND & TOOK OFF DOWNWIND. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AT THE DEPARTURE END & NEVER LEFT GROUND EFFECT. AFTER ABOUT 1/2 MI, THE ACFT STALLED AS THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR ELECTRIC LINES. THE ACFT THEN CRASHED, HITTING A BUILDING & A TRUCK IN THE PROCESS. THE PLT WAS THROWN OUT & CLEAR OF THE BURNING WRECKAGE & SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PLT , THE PASSENGER WAS A CO-OWNER OF THE ACFT. THE ARPT MANAGER ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH AT 30 GUSTING 45 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.