Grumman AA-5A accident near Phoenix, AZ
On October 12, 2002, a Grumman AA-5A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Phoenix, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 12, 2002
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 33.687°N, 112.114°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021018X05337
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 12, 2002, at 0840 mountain standard time, a Grumman AA-5A, N9566U, crashed into a mobile home park about 1 mile west of the Deer Valley Airport (DVT), Phoenix, Arizona. The pilot was operating the borrowed airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries; the airplane was destroyed. One ground victim suffered minor injuries from smoke inhalation. The flight departed Deer Valley at 0832; the purpose of the flight and the destination were unknown. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The primary wreckage was at 33 degrees 41.202 minutes north latitude 112 degrees 06.857 minutes west longitude. Deer Valley air traffic control tower (ATCT) personnel reported that the pilot asked for a right downwind departure, and they cleared him for takeoff at 0832. A few minutes later the pilot reported that he was returning with a problem, but he did not declare an emergency. The pilot made a second transmission, and said that he had no oil pressure. At 0840, the pilot transmitted that he was landing just west of a freeway. ATCT personnel did not hear another transmission from the pilot. A ground witness about 4 miles from the airport reported that he observed the airplane at low altitude, and the engine was backfiring. A ground witness about 2 miles from the airport observed the airplane at low level. The propeller was not turning; its blades were at the 3-o'clock and 9-o'clock positions. Witnesses observed the airplane bank left, the tail catch power lines,
Probable cause
failure of the lubricating system resulting in a total loss of engine power and an off airport forced landing.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
