ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 354147
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| Date: | Sunday 12 July 1998 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5B Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N28299 |
| MSN: | AA5B-0537 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3020 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chico Hot Sprgs, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Bozeman, MT (KBZN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot-in-command was briefed by the hotel operations manager that takeoffs to the south were 'not normally allowed,' but the pilot elected to depart to the south due to wind conditions. The manager then insured that the roadway serving as runway 14/32 was properly blocked off and manned. During the left turning crosswind climbout, the aircraft's left wing struck a fence. The aircraft then impacted terrain and came to rest. Terrain to the south and east was upsloping and higher than the takeoff runway elevation. The high elevation of the airstrip (5,280 feet) coupled with the warm ambient air temperature, created a high (7,784 foot) density altitude condition.
Probable Cause: The pilot-in-command's selection of the wrong runway for takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were high density altitude, rising terrain and a fence post.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA98LA132
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 July 1997 | N28299 | Private | 0 | Susanville, CA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 19:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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