# NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB WPR26LA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA272.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A · Metaline Falls, WA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jul 20, 2026 · N76GC · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s distracted attention on approach to landing on their failure to attain a proper touchdown point and his inability to stop the landing roll on the grass runway.,
- [NTSB ERA23LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA286.md): Grumman American Avn. AA5A · Redstone Arsenal, AL · Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jul 4, 2023 · N26387 · Substantial damage
  > The separation of the clamp assembly securing the throttle control cable outer housing, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to control the throttle.
- [NTSB ERA20FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA060.md): American AA5 · College Park, MD · Accident · 1 fatal · Class 3 · Field · Final report · Dec 29, 2019 · N26455 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation after entering a climbing turn in instrument meteorological conditions.
- [NTSB GAA19CA384](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA384.md): American AA5 · Cheyenne, WY · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 2, 2019 · N387G · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate and landing flare during landing with a tailwind, which resulted in a hard landing and a subsequent loss of directional control, runway excursion, and collision with objects.
- [NTSB GAA16CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA083.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A · Friendswood, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 17, 2015 · N9860U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's loss of directional control during an aborted landing, which resulted in a collision with a tree and impact with the ground.
- [NTSB GAA15CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA153.md): Grumman American Avn. AA 5A · Mackay, ID · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 1, 2015 · N9887U · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot's disorientation in mountainous terrain and course deviation into a canyon, which resulted in the airplane's inability to out climb terrain and a forced landing.
- [NTSB ERA14LA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA451.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A · Homosassa, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 21, 2014 · N26676 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because engine examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
- [NTSB CEN12CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA419.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Ray Township, MI · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2012 · N26181 · Substantial damage
  > The airplane’s collision with a deer that ran in front of the airplane during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA11LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA342.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A · Linden, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 14, 2011 · N8476B · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB CEN11FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA008.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Springfield, MO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 2010 · N9695U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go-around, which led to an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB WPR10LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA242.md): Grumman AA-5A · Monument, OR · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 2010 · N26414 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s misjudged flare during landing resulting in a hard landing and loss of directional control.
- [NTSB DFW08CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA183.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Denton, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 11, 2008 · N9678U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent loss of engine power.
- [NTSB DEN08LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA074.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Beaumont, TX · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 11, 2008 · N9764U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control in cruise flight and encounter with a thunderstorm. Contributing to the accident was an inadvertent stall/spin.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3960106')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '470' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence?model=3960106

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