Accident Gulfstream American AA-5A Cheetah N27165, Wednesday 25 April 1984
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Date:Wednesday 25 April 1984
Time:13:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic AA5 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Gulfstream American AA-5A Cheetah
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N27165
MSN: AA5A-0888
Engine model:Lycoming O-320-E2G
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Pryor, OK -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:(H71)
Destination airport:Harrison, AR (HRO)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE STUDENT PLT TAXIED UPWIND & TOOK OFF DOWNWIND. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AT THE DEPARTURE END & NEVER LEFT GROUND EFFECT. AFTER ABOUT 1/2 MI, THE ACFT STALLED AS THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR ELECTRIC LINES. THE ACFT THEN CRASHED, HITTING A BUILDING & A TRUCK IN THE PROCESS. THE PLT WAS THROWN OUT & CLEAR OF THE BURNING WRECKAGE & SURVIVED THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PLT , THE PASSENGER WAS A CO-OWNER OF THE ACFT. THE airport MANAGER ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH AT 30 GUSTING 45 KTS. CAUSE:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW84FA209
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X39264

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ]

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