# NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B

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.

Page 3 of 4 · 172 cases

## Cases, newest first

- [NTSB LAX84LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA167.md): Grumman American AA-5B · Lake Havasu Cit, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 1984 · N81317 · Substantial damage
  > In cruise at 8,500 ft MSL the propeller ass'y forward of the mounting flange separated from the acft. During the forced landing rollout the acft struck a tree. Airworthiness directive 82-27-01 called for inspection of the prop hub and mounting bolt hole areas…
- [NTSB DEN84FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA027.md): Grumman American AA-5B · Boulder, CO · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Nov 20, 1983 · N28420 · Destroyed
  > According to witnesses, the plt had made 3 attempts to land & during each attempt he overshot his approach & executed a go-around without touching down. On the fourth attempt he did touch down but appeared to be too fast & the acft skipped & bounced. After…
- [NTSB FTW84LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA002.md): Grumman American AA-5B · Midland, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 1, 1983 · N28745 · Substantial damage
  > The acft stalled and landed hard off the side of the rwy during a forced landing. The plt said the engine was misfiring during initial climb at 150-200 ft AGL. He tried to land on the remaining rwy. The plt later said he thought the power loss was due to…
- [NTSB NYC83FA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83FA110.md): Grumman American AA5B · Bedminster, NJ · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · May 13, 1983 · N28426 · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed into trees during a forced landing after a loss of power while enroute from white plains. The engine started to shake and the rpms decreased. The plt initiated emergency procedures but the engine continued to run roughly.a decision was made…
- [NTSB FTW83LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA091.md): Grumman American AA-5B · Nacogdoches, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 16, 1983 · N45344 · Substantial damage
  > During arrival, the acft was high on final approach. The plt elected to continue the landing with full flaps, but after touchdown, he was unable to stop on the remaining runway. After overrunning the runway, the acft nosed over in a 10 ft drainage ditch.
- [NTSB DEN83FTC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTC01.md): Grumman American AA-5B · Albin, WY · Accident · 2 fatal · Final report · Oct 8, 1982 · N81262 · Destroyed
  > The pilot was on personal cross-country. There was no record of a pre-flight or in-flight weather briefing. The weather at the accident site was near blizzard condition. The aircraft was heard circling, but it was not seen due to snow. The winds approached 50…
- [NTSB FTW82FA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA382.md): Piper PA-24-260 · Paris, TX · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1982 · N300AH · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The PA-24 had departed rwy 17 at cox field & was climbing at the time of the collision. The plt had reported his intended departure on UNICOM. The AA5B had reported 5 mi sw of the arpt descending through 5,000 ft. for landing. The head-on collision occurred…
- [NTSB ATL82DA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA262.md): Grumman AA5B · Darlington, SC · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 2, 1982 · N28311 · Substantial damage
  > Wind shifted to tailwind as pilot was landing. He considered a go-around because of speed but thought he could stop. As he went off the end the wing collided with a tree.
- [NTSB SEA82DA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA108.md): Grumman AA-5B · Corvallis, OR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 11, 1982 · N81382 · Substantial damage
  > The aircraft contacted the surface while the pilot was making a low pass over the private airport. Fresh cut hay was windrowed at the edge of the strip. The hay caught on the landing gear and blew up into the elevators and the aircraft was damaged when it…
- [NTSB MKC82DA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA119.md): Gulfstream AA-5B · Mankato, KS · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 5, 1982 · N74023 · Substantial damage
  > During a flight from des moines, Iowa to lamar, Colorado, the pilot elected to land at Mankato, Kansas for fuel. Reportedly, the pilot landed on runway 17 with the wind from 190 at 18 gusting 24 knots. The pilot stated that he established a steep, no flap,…
- [NTSB LAX82DA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA108.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Placerville, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Apr 16, 1982 · N28867 · Substantial damage
  > When the pilot arrived at the airport, the top surfaces of the aircraft were covered with about two inches of snow. He stated that his preflight included a complete removal of the snow. However, he also stated that during the takeoff roll, there was a layer…
- [NTSB SEA82DA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA041.md): Grumman AA-5B · Lebanon, OR · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 21, 1982 · N28791 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot had about 3 hours of flying experience in this make and model of aircraft. This was his first landing with rear-seat passengers. The pilot reported that the wind was variable and gusting to 15 knots. During the landing flare, the pilot felt a sudden…
- [NTSB MIA82DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA033.md): Grumman AA5B · Monticello, FL · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jan 13, 1982 · N28607 · Destroyed
  > After being denied a special VFR clearance to land at tampa-st. petersburg the pilot elected to cancel his flight plan to tallahassee and fly to new orleans. About 5 1/2 hours into the flight he decided to divert to gulfport, ms and tuned in the gulfport VOR…
- [NTSB LAX82FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA040.md): Grumman AA-5B · 10 Nm W Lee Vin, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 4, 1982 · N28912 · Destroyed
  > While on the ground the pilot was refused a route over the sierra mountains, after departure the pilot requested and was given a change in his flight plan that cleared him over the mountains. At 1654 the pilot advised oakland center that he was climbing…
- [NTSB FTW82FQA17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQA17.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Truchas, NM · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Dec 31, 1981 · N81350 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW82DA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA024.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Eagle Lake, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Nov 29, 1981 · N28781 · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW82FPM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPM06.md): Grumman AA-5B · Bristow, OK · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Nov 11, 1981 · N1581R · Destroyed
- [NTSB ATL82FKG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKG07.md): Grumm Amer AA-5B · Blue Ridge, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 8, 1981 · N1508R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX81FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA116.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Vancouver, WA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 13, 1981 · N1565R · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC81FCA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA23.md): Grumman AA-5B · Wentzville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1981 · N28917 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL81FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA105.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Baxley, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 1, 1981 · N28401 · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN81FTK16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTK16.md): Grum-Amer AA-5B · Custer, SD · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1981 · N81272 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN81FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA049.md): Gulf-Amer AA-5B · Crested Butte, CO · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Jul 12, 1981 · N4539Q · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX81FUJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUJ27.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Bullhead City, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jan 17, 1981 · N74691 · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX81FUA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUA02.md): Grumman AA-5B · Torrance, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Nov 29, 1980 · N74494 · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX80DUK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUK05.md): Grumman AA-5B · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Sep 27, 1980 · N1576R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN80FTE72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE72.md): Grum-Amer AA-5B · Boulder, CO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 20, 1980 · N28420 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN80FTM37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM37.md): Grum-Amer AA-5B · Heber City, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 17, 1980 · N28823 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI80FEK22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK22.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Columbus, OH · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 16, 1980 · N1524R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX80DVW21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVW21.md): Grum-Amer AA-5B · Independence, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 12, 1980 · N28844 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL80DKG09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80DKG09.md): Grum Amer AA5-B · Americus, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 5, 1980 · N28862 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX80FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FA078.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Moraga, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Apr 9, 1980 · N78EM · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC80FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA024.md): Grum-Amer AA-5B · Spencer, IA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Feb 21, 1980 · N74028 · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX80FUG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG57-202523.md): Grum-Amer AA-5B · Elsinore, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 6, 1979 · N81129 · Destroyed
- [NTSB SEA79DYM63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM63.md): Grum-Amer AA-5B · Condon, OR · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 29, 1979 · N74472 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FCQ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ41.md): Grumman AA5B · Hoxie, KS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 6, 1979 · N28756 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK79X0112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK79X0112.md): Grumman AA-5B · Polo, IL · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Jul 13, 1979 · N28411 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FCA16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA16.md): Grumman AA-5B · Owensville, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jun 6, 1979 · N28467 · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX79FUM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FUM23.md): Grum-Amer AA-5B · Ramona, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 24, 1979 · N28477 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA050.md): Amer Avco AA-5B · Plymouth, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Feb 11, 1979 · N28671 · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI79FEC11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC11.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Port Huron, MI · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jan 28, 1979 · N74560 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC79FNA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA09.md): Grumman AA-5B · Tewksbury, MA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 23, 1978 · N28941 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA79FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA024.md): Grumman AA-5B · Marianna, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Nov 30, 1978 · N28649 · Destroyed
- [NTSB DEN79FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA007.md): Grum-Amer AA-5B · Meeteetse, WY · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Nov 8, 1978 · N28406 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA79F1D09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79F1D09.md): Grumman AA-5B · Vero Beach, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Oct 27, 1978 · N28411 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA79FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA006.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Roche Harbor, WA · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Oct 21, 1978 · N28924 · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC78FFJ37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FFJ37.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Cortland, NY · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 5, 1978 · N74355 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC78FGT15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT15.md): Grum Amer AA-5B · Marietta, PA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 26, 1978 · N1519R · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA060.md): Amer Avco AA-5B · North Bend, NE · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Aug 8, 1978 · N81224 · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC78DER80](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER80.md): Amer Avco AA-5B · Cook, MN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1978 · N28335 · Substantial damage

Next page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb.md?model=3960105&page=4

## 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 ('3960105'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3960105&page=3

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.