NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW87LA068
Registry · N1082Z
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5B
Year of manufacture
1976 · 11 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-360-A1D (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19960805
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A02522
Registrant of record
JOHNSON HENRY D
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
ACFT HAD BEEN PARKED IN AN OPEN FIELD AND WHEN THE PLT RETURNED HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT SKID HAD SUNK INTO THE MUD. AFTER ENG START AND RUN UP, THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF WITH RIGHT CYCLIC APPLIED TO UN-STICK THE LEFT SKID. THE ACFT LIFTED OFF WITH A RIGHT ROLL VECTOR AND ENTERED DYNAMIC ROLL OVER. THE ROLL CONTINUED UNTIL THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE PLT FLT TIME WAS NOT REPORTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_FTW87LA068.txt.
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