# Accident 20201025015069A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A, Woodbranch, TX, October 25, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2020, 08:30 local time
- Place: Woodbranch, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1822° N, 95.1928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1822&lon=-95.1928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26136, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26136) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (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-5A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201025015069A

## Narrative

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

INFORMATION FROM THE FAA FORM 8020-9 SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSTON FSDO STATED IN BLOCK 5, PILOT RECEIVED A LOCAL IFR CLEARANCE WITH A TURN AWAY FROM 3000' MVA. AFTER REACHING 2400", THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED IN A LEFT SPIRALING DESCENT & UNRESPONSIVE.

## 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 CEN21FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21FA026), Oct 25, 2020: Grumman AA5 (N26136), Woodbranch, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation.

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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