Grumman American AA-1C N39061

Summary

On 31 August 1985 at about 23:15 local time, a Grumman American AA-1C registered N39061 was involved in an accident near Montgomery City, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 August 1985 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Montgomery City, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Montgomer-Wehrmar (MO17)

Coordinates

38.9703, -91.4998

Aircraft

Grumman American AA-1C

Registration

N39061

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Wentzville

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC85LA206

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

N39061 COLLIDED WITH TREES AT THE EDGE OF THE ARPT AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A 2,380 FT LONG, TURF & GRAVEL RWY. THERE WAS ON 80' LEFT CROSSWIND AT 10 KTS AND THE DENSITY ALT WAS 3,000 FT. THE ARPT OPERATOR SAID THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AT A SLOWER THAN NORMAL SPEED AFTER A LONG TAKEOFF ROLL. AS THE ACFT APPROACHED THE TREES OFF THE END OF THE RWY, THE RT WING DROPPED. THE ACFT THEN HIT THE TREES AND FELL TO THE GROUND INVERTED. NNEITHER THE STUDENT PLT NOR HIS PASSENGER WERE INJURED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.