# Accident 20191122021599A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, Jackpot, NV, November 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2019, 17:40 local time
- Place: Jackpot, NV
- Airport: Jackpot/Hayden Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9678° N, 114.6461° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9678&lon=-114.6461&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N310PD-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191122021599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 15, AIRCRAFT DEBRIS WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE EAST OF THE DEPARTURE END OF JACKPOT AIRPORT (K06U) RUNWAY 15. APPROXIMATELY 7 ACRES OF BURNED FIELD FROM POST-CRASH FIRE WITH AIRCRAFT DEBRIS SPREAD OUT OVER APPROXIMATELY 250 YARD AND AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF THE DEBRIS FIELD OF 030 DEGREES. THE PILOT?S WALLET AND LOGBOOK WERE RECOVERED FROM THE DEBRIS FIELD. HIS COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE (DATE OF ISSUE/EXAMINATION 01/29/2013) WERE FOUND IN THE WALLET. MR. QUINN?S LAST FLIGHT REVIEW WAS LOGGED 06/13/2011 IN THE FLIGHT LOGBOOK.

## 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 WPR20FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20FA031), Nov 23, 2019: Grumman AA5 (N310PD), Jackpot, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control due to spatial disorientation while departing in dark night conditions, which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s limited…

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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