# Accident 20250726010439A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5, West Glacier, MT, July 26, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2025, 09:42 local time
- Place: West Glacier, MT
- Airport: Ryan Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4784° N, 113.9597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4784&lon=-113.9597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1342R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1342R) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250726010439A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR25FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA223), Jul 26, 2025: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (N1342R), West Glacier, MT, substantial damage, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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