# Accident 20140121000659A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, Willow Park, TX, January 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2014, 15:10 local time
- Place: Willow Park, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7508° N, 97.7709° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7508&lon=-97.7709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28578, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28578-2016-11-16) (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: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140121000659A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 21, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1520 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN AA-5B TIGER, N25878, DEPARTED BOURLAND FIELD IN CRESSON TEXAS AND PROCEEDED NORTH WITH THE INTENTION OF RETURNING TO BOURLAND FIELD. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND STARTED LOSING ALTITUDE. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN THE INFIELD OF TRINITY MEADOWS RACE TRACK, IN WILLOW PARK TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH, BUT THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE 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 CEN14LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA118), Jan 21, 2014: Grumman American Avn. AA 5B (N28578), Willow Park, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper reinstallation of the propeller assembly, which resulted in the subsequent in-flight separation of the propeller.

## Other reports on N28578 (2)

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

- [Incident 19800108014369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800108014369I), Jan 8, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N28578), North Richland, TX. Pilot jump-started plane using automobile. Wife on ground. Backed into propeller.
- [Incident 19790916023399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790916023399I), Sep 16, 1979: Grumav AA5B (N28578), Blue Mound, TX, Minor damage. Nose first landing, pilot lost control. Damaged nose gear, cowl and prop.

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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