# Accident 20020901028469A: Amrgen AA5A, Greenville, TN, September 1, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 1, 2002, 16:50 local time - Place: Greenville, TN - Airport: Greenville Municipal Airport - Damage: Destroyed - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.2033° N, 82.8050° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2033&lon=-82.8050&mi=10 - Aircraft: N9807U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9807U-2002-12-17) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA162) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020901028469A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2002, ABOUT 1650 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA-5A, N9807U, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT GREENVILLE, TN. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE WAS IN HIS BACK YARD, AND HE HEARD THREE LOUD NOISES EACH SOUNDING LIKE A "BACKFIRE", AND HE LOOKED UP AND SAW AN AIRPLANE. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WAS NOT OPERATING, AND IT APPEARED AS IF THE AIRPLANE WAS GLIDING BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT. HE SAID IT WENT TOWARDS THE WOODED AREA, DESCENDED, AND HE HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND SAW SMOKE. THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 0.5 MILES FROM THE CENTER OF THE AIRPORT, NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 05, AND A POSTCRASH FIRE ENSUED. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2002, ABOUT 1650 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA-5A, N9807U, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AT GREENEVILLE, TENNESSEE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A WITNESS STATED THAT HE WAS IN HIS BACK YARD, AND HE HEARD THREE LOUD NOISES EACH SOUNDING LIKE A "BACKFIRE", AND HE LOOKED UP AND SAW AN AIRPLANE. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE WAS NOT OPERATING, AND IT APPEARED AS IF THE AIRPLANE WAS GLIDING BACK TOWARD THE AIRPORT. HE SAID IT WENT TOWARDS THE WOODED AREA, DESCENDED, AND HE HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND SAW SMOKE. THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES AND IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 0.5 MILE FROM THE CENTER OF THE AIRPORT, NORTH OF THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 05, AND A POSTCRASH FIRE ENSUED. ## 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 MIA02FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA162), Sep 1, 2002: Gulfstream American AA-5A (N9807U), Greeneville, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's decision to continue flight with a known equipment deficiency. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted… ## Other reports on N9807U (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19940106001319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940106001319I), Jan 6, 1994: Gulstm AA5A (N9807U), Austin, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed normally on runway 13L made turn to taxiway "p". Pilot noticed landing light/taxi light was burned out. It was dark and at taxiway… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.