THE DTSB
Pending. Aircraft reportedly lost power of takeoff and tried to land on nearby street. Aircraft caught fire upon impact.
Grumman AA-5 Tiger | N6510L
- DTSB analysis published
Key facts
- DateSeptember 5, 2026
- Local time1:30 PM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightInitial Climb
- People on board4
- Fatalities4
- AirportE79
Accident Location
- City, State
- Fresno, California
- Latitude
- 36.844275
- Longitude
- -119.874725
- Airport ID
- E79
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N6510L
- Make
- Grumman
- Model
- AA-5 Tiger
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- No
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Eady, Danna Marie
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 41
- Certification
- Commercial Pilot
- IFR rating
- Yes
- Medical
- 1st Class Medical
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- Unknown
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Initial Climb
- Pilot error
- Yes
- Pilot incapacitation
- No
- People on board
- 4
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Passenger fatalities
- 3
- Total fatalities
- 4
- NTSB travel
- Yes
- AQP category
- 11) LOTOT →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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