# Accident 19990817012369A: Amrgen AA5, Newcastle, WY, August 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1999, 17:27 local time
- Place: Newcastle, WY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8393° N, 104.2096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8393&lon=-104.2096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1370R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1370R-2005-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990817012369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT STRUCK A POWER LINE AND CRASHED, ALL 4 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. (-23)PILOT STRUCK POWERLINE WHILE FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE DURING A SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN99FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA148), Aug 17, 1999: Grumman American AA-5 (N1370R), Newcastle, WY, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and inadequate altitude/clearance from the transmission wires.

## Other reports on N1370R (1)

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

- [Accident 19800519019179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519019179A), May 19, 1980: Gulstm AA5 (N1370R), Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff when apparent not enough speed or power for safe takeoff. Ran off end of runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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