Grumman AA-5 N9559L
5 September 1988 · Toledo, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1988 at about 19:45 local time, a Grumman AA-5 registered N9559L was involved in an accident near Toledo, Washington, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Toledo, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Toledo-Winlock (TDO)
- Coordinates
- 46.4506, -122.7603
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5
- Registration
- N9559L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Toledo → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA88LA170
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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 PILOT ABORTED THE FIRST TAKEOFF DUE TO THE ENGINE NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. AFTER ANOTHER RUN UP, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE ANOTHER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ABORTED MIDFIELD, BY RETARDING THE POWER AND APPLYING HEAVY BRAKING, DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. THE BRAKE FADED AND AN OVERRUN OCCURRED. DURING THE OVERRUN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH AND THEN A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN ANOTHER DITCH WHERE THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. NO REASON FOR THE ENGINE NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER COULD BE DETERMINED. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED EVIDENCE OF OVERTEMPERATURE, EXCESSIVE WEAR, AND DETERIORATED BRAKE SEALS, CONSISTENT WITH OVERHEATING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman AA-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 1988 | Grumman AA-5 | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States | Stephen A. Alber | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1989 | Grumman AA-5 | Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, United States | Jess Baker | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1987 | Grumman AA-5 | Rimrock, Arizona, United States | Henry C. Opie | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1990 | Grumman AA-5 | Port Orchard, Washington, United States | Gower Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1986 | Grumman AA-5 | Cleveland, Washington, United States | Western Wings, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Jul 1991 | Grumman AA-5 | Clarksville, Maryland, United States | Peter F. Bythrow | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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