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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5A · Harrisburg, IL · August 9, 2015

Date: August 9, 2015 · 20:50 local
Place: Harrisburg, IL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9684U
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15FA347
Reported as: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N9684URegistration cancelled Apr 24, 2018 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A-0050 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5A Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The student pilot, with no evidence of solo endorsement, was on a moonless night flight, over a national forest preserve, with his non-certificated father when the aircraft contacted trees and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF SOLO ENDORSEMENT, WAS ON A MOONLESS NIGHT FLIGHT, OVER A NATIONAL FOREST PRESERVE, WITH HIS NON-CERTIFICATED FATHER WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES AND CRASHED.

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 CEN15FA347Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportHarrisburg, ILThe student pilot's improper decision to conduct a flight in dark, night conditions and his subsequent controlled flight into terrain.Aug 10, 2015 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9684U · 1

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

Incident 19950525022639IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Raleigh-Durham, NCNoticed nose settle on rollout and prop struck runway. Nose gear was bent and turned sidways.May 25, 1995 · Minor damage