ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137271
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 2011 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5 Traveler |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1334R |
| MSN: | AA5-0734 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2926 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-C2G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Larch Corrections Center, Yacolt, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Yacoit, WA |
| John Day, OR (GCD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the airplane was climbing to cruise altitude up a valley in mountainous terrain when he felt a “small bump” and that the airplane subsequently began descending. While maintaining a low altitude to avoid overlying controlled airspace, he initiated a left turn to avoid rising terrain ahead, but a wing collided with a tree. The airplane came to rest in a gravel pit. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2011 01:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Jul-2011 02:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2011 02:38 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 24-Aug-2013 18:32 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 16:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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