19880116000649A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5A · Elbert, CO · January 16, 1988

Date: January 16, 1988 · 19:30 local
Place: Elbert, CO
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9937U
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN88FA054
Reported as: Gulstm AA5A
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2G
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 3
Pilot’s flight hours: 266 total98 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N9937URegistration cancelled May 31, 2013 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A0337 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A

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What happened

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

VFR pilot flew into the side of a cloud obscured mountain at cruise altitude.

As the FAA filed it

VFR PILOT FLEW INTO THE SIDE OF A CLOUD OBSCURED MOUNTAIN AT CRUISE ALTITUDE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN88FA054Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportElbert, COThe acft collided with slightly rising terrain with the rt wing slightly down and the nose attitude level. Following the first contact, the acft skipped about 90 ft and the 2nd impact was in a more pronounced rt wing low and nose down attitude. The canopy was…Jan 17, 1988 · Destroyed