# Accident 20260223004719A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A, Admire, KS, February 23, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2026, 09:58 local time
- Place: Admire, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7355° N, 96.0994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7355&lon=-96.0994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9939U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9939U) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,036 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260223004719A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 23, 2026, AIRCRAFT GRUMMAN AMERICAN AIRCRAFT, MODEL AA-5A DEPARTED ELLINGTON AIRPORT (LUG), LEWISBURG, TN ENROUTE TO COUNCIL GROVE, KS (K63) VIA KANSAS CITY, MO (MKC). THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MKC ENROUTE TO K63, LOST ENGINE POWER AND LANDED IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY SIX MILES NORTH OF ADMIRE, KS. THE IMPACT OF THE LANDING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. ONE PASSENGER WAS ON BOARD, NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.

## 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 CEN26LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA123), Feb 23, 2026: Grumman AA5 (N9939U), Admire, KS, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N9939U (1)

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

- [Incident 19811225088239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811225088239I), Dec 25, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N9939U), Tea, SD, Minor damage. Stall warning sounded at 100 feet on takeoff. Unable maintain altitude. Landed off airport. Possible frost problem.

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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