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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5A · Mackay, ID · July 1, 2015

Date: July 1, 2015 · 09:00 local
Place: Mackay, ID
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9887U
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA153
Reported as: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 45 total10 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N9887URegistration cancelled Jun 4, 2018 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A0287 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A

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What happened

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On required cross country flights the student pilot inadvertently flew into a canyon unknown to him and could not successfully exit due to aircraft performance limitations thereby crashing the aircraft resulting in substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON REQUIRED CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHTS THE STUDENT PILOT INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO A CANYON UNKNOWN TO HIM AND COULD NOT SUCCESSFULLY EXIT DUE TO AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE LIMITATIONS THEREBY CRASHING THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 GAA15CA153Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMackay, IDThe student pilot's disorientation in mountainous terrain and course deviation into a canyon, which resulted in the airplane's inability to out climb terrain and a forced landing.Jul 1, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9887U · 1

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

Incident 19930424028319IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Stormville, NYAircraft moved off taxiway onto grass. Turned 90 degrees. Struck a parked aircraft.Apr 24, 1993 · Minor damage