# NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A: Loss of control - in flight

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 SEA08LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA066.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Benson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 2007 · N9592U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall. Contributing to the accident was a variable tailwind.
- [NTSB FTW95FA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA380.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Midland, TX · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Sep 7, 1995 · N9642U · Destroyed
  > the pilot's selection of a downwind runway for takeoff. Factors were the tailwind, the density altitude, and the overloading of the airplane.
- [NTSB DEN92FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA020.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Monte Vista, CO · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 25, 1991 · N9991U · Destroyed
  > An inadvertent stall by the pilot in command at an altitude insufficient to effect recovery. Factors were: aircraft gross weight above maximum; physical impairment of the pilot; lack of total experience; lack of recent experience; and lack of experience in…
- [NTSB NYC92LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA007.md): Grumman AA-5A · Boxboro, MA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 13, 1991 · N26697 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to perform an adequate preflight to remove ice/frost from the aircraft wings.
- [NTSB LAX92LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA008.md): Grumman AA-5A · Flagstaff, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1991 · N9694U · Destroyed
  > An inadvertent stall/mush due to the pilot's failure to maintain the appropriate airspeed during the takeoff attempt. Factors in the accident were the high density altitude and the inadequate preflight planning by the pilot.
- [NTSB DEN86LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA003.md): Grumman AA-5A · Sawyer, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 6, 1985 · N26207 · Substantial damage
  > The plt allowed the airspeed to decrease to the extent of activating the acft stall warning system on final apch at 100 ft above the ground and 200 ft from the end of the rwy. He corrected the low airspeed condition by lowering the nose, resulting in a high…
- [NTSB BFO85FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO85FA009.md): Grumman AA-5A · Manassas, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 17, 1984 · N14LC · Destroyed
  > After a higher and faster apch than usual due to conflicting traffic, the acft touched down on the nosewheel and began to porpoise, according to witnesses. After the second bounce, power was added for a go around, the pilot later stated. Witnesses saw the…
- [NTSB CHI83LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA281.md): Grumman AA5 · Monee, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 25, 1983 · N123JS · Substantial damage
  > The acft crashed on the left wing tip into a bean field during a go-around. The pilot stated that the approach was high. The acft ballooned and bounced at touchdown. The pilot thought that there was not enough runway left so she started a go-around. At about…
- [NTSB LAX82FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA237.md): Grumman American AA5A · Phoenix, AZ · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 1982 · N26668 · Destroyed
  > The acft was observed flying at an altitude of 200 to 300 feet AGL. Witnesses describe a bank to the left which steepened until the wings were perpendicular to the ground. The acft then made a near vertical descent into the ground.

## 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_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 250))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=3960106&occurrence=250

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