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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-5B · Spearfish, SD · July 26, 1998

Date: July 26, 1998 · 13:30 local
Place: Spearfish, SD
Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4535P
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI98LA368
Reported as: Amrgen AA5B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N4535PRegistration cancelled Mar 31, 2000 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BS/N AA5B1271 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5B

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What happened

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

(.19)On July 26, 1998, about 1530 mountain daylihgt time (MDT), a Grumman American AA-5B, N453P, piloted by private pilot, was destroyed during a collision with trees, terrain, and post-impact fire. Circumstances leading to the accident are unknown. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The flight departed Spearfish, south dakota, about 1330 MDT. The airplane was declared missing on July 26, 1998, and was found on August 1, 1998. (-23) aircraft was sightseeing in the lead/deadwood, SD, area when the aircraft crashed. The aircraft crashed on 07/26/98 but was not found until 08/01/98. The aircraft was nearly completely destroyed by fire. The engine was tear down inspected, completed 08/19/98, with no abnormalities found.

As the FAA filed it

(.19)ON JULY 26, 1998, ABOUT 1530 MOUNTAIN DAYLIHGT TIME (MDT), A GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5B, N453P, PILOTED BY PRIVATE PILOT, WAS DESTROYED DURING A COLLISION WITH TREES, TERRAIN, AND POST-IMPACT FIRE. CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO THE ACCIDENT ARE UNKNOWN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA, ABOUT 1330 MDT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DECLARED MISSING ON JULY 26, 1998, AND WAS FOUND ON AUGUST 1, 1998. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS SIGHTSEEING IN THE LEAD/DEADWOOD, SD, AREA WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON 07/26/98 BUT WAS NOT FOUND UNTIL 08/01/98. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEARLY COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY FIRE. THE ENGINE WAS TEAR DOWN INSPECTED, COMPLETED 08/19/98, WITH NO ABNORMALITIES FOUND.

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 CHI98LA368Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportDeadwood, SDThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the trees.Jul 26, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N4535P · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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