Grumman AA-5 N5481L
10 August 1986 · Cleveland, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 August 1986 at about 03:15 local time, a Grumman AA-5 registered N5481L, operated by Western Wings, Inc., was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cleveland, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.3599, -119.2702
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5
- Registration
- N5481L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Western Wings, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Omak → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- SEA86FA188
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 LOW TIME PILOT DEPARTED WITH TWO RELATIVES ABOARD FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED FLYING LOW OVER OMAK LAKE AND THEN COMMENCING A CLIMBING LEFT TURN TOWARD HIGHER TERRAIN. DURING THE CLIMBOUT, THE PILOT PERCEIVED A LOSS OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT. OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS NEAR 100 DEGREES RESULTING IN A DENSITY ALTITUDE OF NEARLY 6,000 FEET MSL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEAR ITS GROSS WEIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN WINGS LEVEL INTO TERRAIN WHOSE RATE OF UPSLOPE EXCEEDED THE RATE OF CLIMB CAPABILITIES OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE GIVEN CONDITIONS OF THE FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman AA-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 1985 | Grumman AA-5 | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | Roman A. Swiezy | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1987 | Grumman AA-5 | Rimrock, Arizona, United States | Henry C. Opie | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1984 | Grumman AA-5 | New Carlisle, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1984 | Grumman AA-5 | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | Phillip C Labox | No injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1988 | Grumman AA-5 | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States | Stephen A. Alber | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1984 | Grumman AA-5 | Little Falls, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 1986 | Bob White AJ1 | Vancouver, Washington, United States | KEN D. Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 29 Mar 1986 | Cessna 188-A | Warden, Washington, United States | Terry Kilmer Corp Dusing, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1986 | Beechcraft E-35 | Couger, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Mar 1986 | Hiller 12E | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1986 | Morley AVID FLYER | Spokane, Washington, United States | Daniel Morley | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-36 | Mattawa, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |