# NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, 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 LAX01FA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01FA027.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Gardena, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 26, 2000 · N26470 · Substantial damage
  > The engine lost power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB LAX97LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA079.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Banning, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 29, 1996 · N9944U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's intentional low flight in an area of foothills and canyons at an altitude insufficient to maintain clearance from obstacles.
- [NTSB LAX95FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA068.md): Grumman AA-5A · San Luis Obispo, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 31, 1994 · N26443 · Destroyed
  > the pilot's intentional flight into an area of known marginal weather conditions during a night cross-country flight and the flight's subsequent inadvertent entry into instrument meteorological conditions at an altitude insufficient to remain clear of the…
- [NTSB LAX89FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89FA093.md): Grumman AA5A · Lake View, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 22, 1989 · N26313 · Destroyed
  > The pilot's inadvertent flight into a box canyon.
- [NTSB LAX85FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA071.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Gorman, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 13, 1984 · N26131 · Destroyed
  > The plt was on a night x-country flt. When the acft did not arrive at its destination, a search was initiated. On 12/12/84, the plane was found where it had impacted an area of rising terrain while approaching the tehachapi mountains. Impact occurred on a…
- [NTSB LAX83FA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA314.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Livermore, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 1, 1983 · N9945U · Destroyed
  > The acft collided with rising terrain during a cross-country in IMC weather. No flt plan was filed for the flt. No weather briefing was obtained by the pilot before takeoff. The distance to be flown was 72 miles and the pilot flew this route about 3 times a…
- [NTSB LAX82DUQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DUQ02.md): Grum Amer AA-5A · Van Nuys, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Nov 11, 1981 · N26353 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX80FUA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUA23.md): Grumman AA-5A · Fullerton, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Sep 18, 1980 · N26456 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX79DUG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG18.md): Stolamph AA-5A · Big Bear City, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Feb 22, 1979 · N9871U · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK78FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA023.md): Grumman AA-5A · Red Bluff, CA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Mar 21, 1978 · N9740U · Destroyed
- [NTSB LAX78FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA026.md): Grum Amer AA-5A · Fontana, CA · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Feb 12, 1978 · N9842U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK77DVD47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD47.md): Grum Amer AA5A · Concord, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 6, 1977 · N9798U · Substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX77DUQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUQ35.md): Grum Amer AA5-A · Oxnard, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 19, 1977 · N9641U · 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 ('3960106'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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