# Accident 20150614009969A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5, Fredericksburg, TX, June 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2015, 11:20 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2342° N, 98.9025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2342&lon=-98.9025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6552L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6552L-2018-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 34 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150614009969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, CLIMBED TO 100' AND LOST POWER. AFTER THE LOSS OF POWER THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTACT THE GROUND AT A NEAR VERTICAL ANGLE.

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UPON GROUND CONTACT RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT RESTING AT AN APPROXIMATE 180 DEGREE HEADING FROM THE DEPARTURE HEADING.

## 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 CEN15FA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15FA269), Jun 14, 2015: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (N6552L), Fredericksburg, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a partial loss of engine power during initial climb, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing…

## Other reports on N6552L (1)

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

- [Incident 19880705032019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880705032019I), Jul 5, 1988: Gulstm AA5 (N6552L), Mount Joy/Marie, PA, Minor damage. Student bounced on landing then came down hard on the nose wheel which then collapsed.

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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