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| Date: | Sunday 13 October 1991 |
| Time: | 08:12 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5A Cheetah |
| Owner/operator: | Stone Aviation Service |
| Registration: | N26697 |
| MSN: | AA5A-0653 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5278 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boxboro, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stow, MA (6B6) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING PREFLIGHT FOR A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE AN ACCUMULATION OF ICE AND FROST FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED AT A GROSS WEIGHT AT OR NEAR MAXIMUM AND SETTLED INTO A GROVE OF TREES APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE OFF THE END OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM AN ADEQUATE PREFLIGHT TO REMOVE ICE/FROST FROM THE AIRCRAFT WINGS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC92LA007
History of this aircraft
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| 8 December 1990 | N26686 | Private | 0 | Joliet, IL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 14:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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