# Accident 20000811039189A: Amrgen AA5, Rosebloom, NY, August 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2000, 20:20 local time
- Place: Rosebloom, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7906° N, 74.7505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7906&lon=-74.7505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9570L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9570L-2001-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000811039189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON ARRIVAL AT THE ACCIDENT IN ROSEBOOM NEW YORK ON AUGUST 12, 2000 I OBSERVED THAT GRUMANN AA-5 (TRAVELER) 9507L HAD BEEN TOTALLY DEMOLISHED. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS DEAD AT THE SCENE. THE A/C IMPACTED ON A HEAVILY WOODED HILLSIDE.

## 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 NYC00FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA225), Aug 12, 2000: Grumman American AA-5 (N9570L), Cherry Valley, NY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to continue the flight into deteriorating weather, which resulted in his failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors in the accident were the dark night, fog,…

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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