# Accident 20020713018499A: Amrgen AA5B, Worland, WY, July 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2002, 09:30 local time
- Place: Worland, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2042° N, 107.2667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2042&lon=-107.2667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28717, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28717-2006-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020713018499A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED CODY, WY WITH ONE PASSENGER, FOR VFR FLIGHT TO VALENTINE, NE. PILOT ELECTED TO FLY OVER THE BIGHORN MOUNTAIN RANGE IN CENTRAL WYOMING. AIRCRAFT COULD NOT CLEAR THE MOUNTAIN RANGE DUE TO DENSITY ALTITUDE. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING. AIRCRAFT HIT TREES DURING LANDING AND CRASHED. PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 DEN02LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA075), Jul 13, 2002: American General AA5B (N28717), Worland, WY, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an inadequate altitude for crossing mountainous terrain, resulting in a collision with trees. A contributing factor was the downdraft.

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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