Plane Crash List

Grumman G-164A N711WW

5 November 1986 · Orlando, Florida, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 5 November 1986 at about 19:14 local time, a Grumman G-164A registered N711WW was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:14
Classification
Accident
Location
Orlando, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Orlando Executive (ORL)
Coordinates
28.5401, -81.3692
Aircraft
Grumman G-164A
Registration
N711WW
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Orlando → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA87FA022

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 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

WHILE THE PLT WAS MAKING A BANNER PICK-UP, WITNESSES SAW THE ACFT ENGAGE THE BANNER & ENTER A CLIMB. THE PLT RELEASED THE BANNER, THEN THE ACFT MUSHED INTO A PARTIALLY BUILT HANGAR, CRASHED & BURNED. THE PLT, WHO WAS ON FIRE, EXITED THE RGT CANOPY HATCH. BYSTANDERS & ARPT CRASH RESCUE PERSONNEL EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES, BUT LATER AFTER BEING HOSPITAL- IZED, THE PLT DIED FROM THE BURNS. THE PROP GOVERNOR WAS FOUND TO BE SET AT ABOUT 1600 RPM. THE RECOMMENDED RPM FOR BANNER PICK-UP WAS 2200 RPM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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