# Accident 20140615009429A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, Florence, OR, June 15, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2014, 09:45 local time
- Place: Florence, OR
- Airport: Florence Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9764° N, 124.1069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9764&lon=-124.1069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28718, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28718-2018-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140615009429A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR14FA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14FA244), Jun 15, 2014: Grumman American Avn. AA 5B (N28718), Florence, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and the subsequent loss of airplane control.

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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