# Accident 20201101017979A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. GA-7, Town Of Ellicot, NY, November 1, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2020, 17:56 local time
- Place: Town Of Ellicot, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1606° N, 79.2400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1606&lon=-79.2400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N791GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N791GA-2021-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. GA-7 (registry code 3960401, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-ga-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. GA-7
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201101017979A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 1, 2020  N791GA WAS ON A IFR FLIGHT PLAN FROM BURLINGTON, NC, KBUY, TO JAMESTOWN, NY, KJHW. AT 1755 LOCAL TIME, WHILE ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 25 AT KJHW THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD IN A HILLY WOODED AREA.  THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE ONBOARD, ONE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS, ALL FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 ERA21LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA035), Nov 1, 2020: Grumman GA7 (N791GA), Ellicott, NY, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued descent below the minimum descent altitude while conducting an instrument approach in instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain.

## Other reports on N791GA (2)

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

- [Incident 20060621013229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060621013229I), Jun 21, 2006: Gulstm GA7 (N791GA), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-23) Nose wheel bearing disintegrated due to lack of maintenance and lubrication. Recommended inspections on this and other aircraft operated by owner.
- [Incident 19861102064229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861102064229I), Nov 2, 1986: Gulstm GA7 (N791GA), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. Early landing gear retraction and settling of aircraft caused propellers to strike runway. Aircraft landed safely.

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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