# NTSB investigations: American AA-5, CA

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 WPR26LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA182.md): American AA-5 · Jurupa Valley, CA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · May 12, 2026 · N5832L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s decision to land at night on a runway without illuminated runway lights. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to review NOTAMs for a nightly airport closure.
- [NTSB LAX93LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA206.md): Grumman AA-5 · Redlands, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 9, 1993 · N5810L · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed landing abort during a downwind landing. Factors which contributed to the accident were: an incorrect advisory by the UNICOM operator, inadequate wind direction determination by the pilot which resulted in the wrong runway selected, and…
- [NTSB LAX82FUG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUG14.md): Grumman AA-5 · Bermuda Dunes, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jul 15, 1982 · N7115L · Substantial damage
  > Immediately after takeoff the eng lost power & the acft was unable to maintain level flt. The acft landed in sand Dunes and flipped over. During a subsequent eng run it was noted that the eng ran normally at low power settings but at takeoff power settings it…
- [NTSB OAK75FVD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVD32.md): Grum Amer AA5 · Livermore, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 12, 1975 · N6060L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX75FUA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA11.md): Amer Avco AA-5 · Avalon, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Oct 12, 1974 · N5870L · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK74FVG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74FVG62.md): Amer Avco AA-5 · Auburn, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 2, 1974 · N7115L · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'CA' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0631410', '0630711'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0631410&state=CA

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