What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 26, 2025, at 0942 MDT, a Grumman American AA-5, privacy data omitted, crashed on takeoff into trees at Ryan Field, West Glacier, Montana, while on a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft was destroyed, and the atp/certificated flight instructor and passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated at Ryan Field,
West Glacier, Montana, on July 26, 2025, at aproximately 0940 MDT.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 26, 2025, AT 0942 MDT, A GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRASHED ON TAKEOFF INTO TREES AT RYAN FIELD, WEST GLACIER, MONTANA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE ATP/CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RYAN FIELD,
WEST GLACIER, MONTANA, ON JULY 26, 2025, AT APROXIMATELY 0940 MDT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.