# NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, FL 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 ERA25LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA184.md): Grumman American Avn. AA-5B · Zolfo Springs, FL · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Apr 23, 2025 · N28311 · Destroyed > The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff. Contributing was the flight instructor’s lack of remedial action. - [NTSB ERA20LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA084.md): Grumman AA5 · Tallahassee, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Jan 21, 2020 · N424WB · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper fuel planning, resulting in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power in cruise flight. - [NTSB ERA17FA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA143.md): Cessna 170B · Edgewater, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 1, 2017 · N8082A · 2 aircraft · Destroyed > The Cessna pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the Grumman during the transition to a different formation. Contributing to the accident was the stepped down configuration of the formation flight which was composed of dissimilar aircraft. - [NTSB ATL02FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA162.md): American General AA-5B · Zephyrhills, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 1, 2002 · N81189 · Destroyed > The pilots continued visual flight into instrument conditions (fog), and subsequent collision with a tree and a residence. - [NTSB MIA01LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA122.md): Grumman American AA-5B · Dade City, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 14, 2001 · N81189 · Substantial damage > the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and loss of directional control which resulted in an in-flight collision with a fence during the go-around, resulting in a subsequent forced landing in a pasture. - [NTSB MIA97FA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA175.md): Grumman American AA-5B · Avon Park, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 2, 1997 · N28297 · Destroyed > the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (Vso) during an approach in instrument flight conditions. - [NTSB ATL94FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA121.md): Grumman American AA-5B · Youngstown, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 17, 1994 · N74693 · Destroyed > Spatial disorientation experienced by the pilot, which resulted in his failure to maintain aircraft control. Factors were the conditions conducive to spatial disorientation (dark night lighting conditions, high cloud cover, thunderstorms), and the pilot's… - [NTSB MIA94LA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA009.md): Grumman American AA-5B · Fort Myers, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 1993 · N28930 · Minor damage > Improper decision by the other person (pilot's mother) to go to the airplane, while the pilot was making checks in preparation for flight, and her failure to identify the hazardous condition (turning propeller). - [NTSB MIA93LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA181.md): Grumman AA-5 · Delray Beach, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 17, 1993 · N11LT · Substantial damage > The pilot-in-command's/flight instructor failure to communicate his intentions with the student pilot to effect a positive transfer of the flight controls, and improper handling of the airplane on landing roll out, resulting in an on ground collision with a… - [NTSB MIA88LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA098.md): Grumman AA-5B · Clearwater, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 31, 1988 · N28571 · Substantial damage > Plt stated acft stalled during landing flare resulting in a hard landing. After the hard landing the acft bounced into the air and veered to the left. Before a go-around could be completed the acft collided with a dirt mound between the runway and taxiway… - [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 MIA79FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA050.md): Amer Avco AA-5B · Plymouth, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Feb 11, 1979 · N28671 · Destroyed - [NTSB MIA79FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA024.md): Grumman AA-5B · Marianna, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Nov 30, 1978 · N28649 · 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 MIA78DKJ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ46.md): Amer Avco AA-5B · Pensacola, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 30, 1978 · N28565 · 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" = 'FL' 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 ('3960105')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3960105&state=FL --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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