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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumav AA-5B · Crested Butte, CO · July 12, 1981

Date
July 12, 1981 · 10:25 local
Place
Crested Butte, CO
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4539Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN81FA049
Reported as
Grumav AA5B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
175 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Impacted trees near cloud-obscured mountain-top. Was near gross weight and service ceiling. Aft CG. Below moca.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACTED TREES NEAR CLOUD-OBSCURED MOUNTAIN-TOP. WAS NEAR GROSS WEIGHT AND SERVICE CEILING. AFT CG. BELOW MOCA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.