# Accident 20030806018519A: Amrgen AA5B, Johnstown, PA, August 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2003, 07:40 local time
- Place: Johnstown, PA
- Airport: Johnstown-Cambria County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1525° N, 78.6942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1525&lon=-78.6942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28788, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28788-2017-06-14) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total, 307 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030806018519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPEARS PILOT DESCENDED BELOW FINAL APPROACH FIX ALTITUDE BEFORE CROSSING FINAL APPROACH FIX. AIRCRAFT STRUCK MOUNTAIN AND WAS DESTROYED. PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 NYC03FA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03FA176), Aug 6, 2003: Grumman AA-5B (N28788), Pleasantville, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper IFR procedure by his failure to maintain published altitudes, which resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain. A factor was his impairment due to prescription medication.

## Other reports on N28788 (1)

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

- [Incident 19791014052869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791014052869I), Oct 14, 1979: Gulstm AA5B (N28788), Spruce Pines, NC, Minor damage. Pilot landed long and fast, overshot.

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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