NTSB Identification: MKC88LA108.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 36599.
Accident occurred Monday, June 06, 1988 in WYNNE, AR
Probable Cause Approval Date: 07/26/1989
Aircraft: GRUMMAN G-164-A, registration: N9695
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.FOLLOWING THE TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR WYNNE, ARKANSAS, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FAILED TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE ANGLE OF CLIMB WITH THE HEAVILY LOADED CONDITION OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES IN THE FLIGHT PATH, THEN COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. A POST-IMPACT FIRE OCCURRED.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
PROPER CLIMB RATE..NOT MAINTAINED..PILOT IN COMMAND
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
CLEARANCE..MISJUDGED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
OBJECT..TREE(S)
Contributing Factors
PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION..INADEQUATE..PILOT IN COMMAND
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