# Accident 20200801010279A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5, Dunnellon, FL, August 1, 2020 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 1, 2020, 15:00 local time - Place: Dunnellon, FL - Airport: Dunnellon/Marion Co & Park Of - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 29.0614° N, 82.3972° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0614&lon=-82.3972&mi=10 - Aircraft: N7192L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7192L) (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: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA271) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200801010279A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. REGISTRATION: N7192L PTRS: 202010843 MAKE: 1973 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. MODEL: AA-5 SERIAL NUMBER: AA5-0492 AIRCRAFT/ENGINE LAST ANNUAL: 8/18/2001 AIRFRAME TT: 2029.56 WHEN: AUGUST 01, 2020 WHERE: AIRCRAFT N7192L HAD AN UNPLANNED VFR TRIP TO PERFORM SOME TEST ON HIS AIRCRAFT WITH HIS DOG. THEY TOOK OFF FROM DUNNELLON AIRPORT, FLORIDA (X35) AND HEADED SOUTH AND TURNED RIGHT AND CRASHED IN THE TREES ABOUT 1.5 MILES OUT. WHAT: PART 91 OPERATION. WHO: PILOT (PILOT IN COMMAND): ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASH SITE: AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A TREE FARM LOCATED SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DONE THE MORNING AFTER THE CRASH AT ON AUGUST 2ND AT 1055 AM, THE PILOT AND HIS DOG DIED IN THE CRASH. A PRELIMINARY WALK AROUND THE SITE REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE IN THE AREA AFTER THE IMPACT AND NO SMELL OF FUEL WAS DETECTED. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN IN A LEVEL DECENT JUST ABOVE THE TREE LINE AND BANKING RIGHT AT A SLIGHT ANGLE BEFORE IT IMPACTED THE TREES. THE IMPACT APPEARS TO BE A SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE IT APPEARS TO HAVE TUMBLED DOWN AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AND WAS FACING NORTH MANGLED IN A COUPLE OF TREES. THE PILOT WITH HIS DOG WAS EJECTED FROM THE COCKPIT AND WERE FOUND ABOUT 20 FEET DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CRASH APPEARS TO BE CONCENTRATED IN A SMALL AREAR ABOUT 50 FEET IN DIAMETER. THE AREA WAS EXTENDED AN EXTRA 20 FEET IN RADIUS TO LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT PARTS BUT NONE WERE FOUND BEYOND THAT POINT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. ALL THE PARTS WERE PICKED UP THE NEXT DAY AND WERE SENT TO JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB. PILOT?S WRITTEN STATEMENT: STATEMENT NONE: FATAL ACCIDENT PICTURES WERE REQUESTED AND SENT TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FROM THE NTSB. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TAPES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. OVERALL, THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE; ALL DOCUMENTS APPEAR TO BE IN ORDER, AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, REGISTRATION. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS DONE IN 2001AND WAS OVERDUE ON THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. THE PILOTS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS EXPIRED. THE NINE FAA RESPONSIBILITIES WERE INVESTIGATED AND WERE ANSWERED NO EXCEPT FOR THE AIRMEN/ AIR AGENCY COMPETENCE, FAR VIOLATIONS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE EXPIRED. AIRWORTHINESS PILOT IS DECEASED, NO FURTHER ACTIONS CAN BE TAKEN. NTSB WILL CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION ## 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 ERA20LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA271), Aug 1, 2020: American AA 5 (N7192L), Dunnellon, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of improper installation and inspection of the airplane’s fuel system. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s lack of… ## Other reports on N7192L (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19890429040919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890429040919I), Apr 29, 1989: Gulstm AA5B (N7192L), Avon Park, FL. Pilot off course and lost due to radio malfunctioning. Saw an airport and landed. Ground wire had come loose. - [Accident 19761229041039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761229041039A), Dec 29, 1976: Grumav AA5 (N7192L), GA, Substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.