# Accident 20000718011309A: Grumman American Avn. AA-5, Moab, UT, July 18, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2000, 18:00 local time
- Place: Moab, UT
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5299° N, 109.5497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5299&lon=-109.5497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7161L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7161L-2000-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000718011309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 17, 2000 APPROX. 14:30 MST, GRUMMAN AA-5 A/C, N7161L, WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN IN MINERAL CANYON, UTAH (APPROX 20 MILES WEST OF TOWN OF MOAB, UT) THE PILOT AND PILOT RATED PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CANYONLANDS FIELD CNY) MOAB, UT APPROX. 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE A/C WAS LOCATED BY CAP A/C  ON JULY 23. INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT FLEW THE A/C INTO A DEAD-END ANDYON WITHOUT THE POWER REQUIRED TO CLEAR THE CANYON WALLS. IT APPEARS THAT THE PILOT STRUCK A CANYON WALL WHILE ATTEMOTING TO TURN AROUND IN THE CANYON IN A STALL-SPIN ATTITUDE.

## 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 DEN00FA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00FA136), Jul 18, 2000: Grumman American AA-5 (N7161L), Moab, UT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot in command exercising poor judgment and exceeding the aircraft's turning capability. Contributing factors were the pilots' attention being diverted, flying into a known blind canyon, high…

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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