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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5B · Florence, OR · June 15, 2014

Date: June 15, 2014 · 09:45 local
Place: Florence, OR
Airport: Florence Municipal
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N28718
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR14FA244
Reported as: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N28718Registration cancelled Apr 19, 2018 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BS/N AA5B0772 · Built 1978 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5B Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot in command of N28718 entered instrument meteriological conditions in his Grumman American AA-5B airplane. He subsequently lost control of the airplane and crashed vertically into the ocean just off shore from Florence, Oregon. The pilot was killed, and authorities did not recover the body of his passenger.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N28718 ENTERED INSTRUMENT METERIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN HIS GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5B AIRPLANE. HE SUBSEQUENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND CRASHED VERTICALLY INTO THE OCEAN JUST OFF SHORE FROM FLORENCE, OREGON. THE PILOT WAS KILLED, AND AUTHORITIES DID NOT RECOVER THE BODY OF HIS PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR14FA244Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportFlorence, ORThe noninstrument-rated pilot’s visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and the subsequent loss of airplane control.Jun 15, 2014 · Destroyed