# NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, MA

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 NYC00LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA199.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Lawrence, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 16, 2000 · N26080 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and his delayed remedial action. Also causal was the pilot's lack of recent experience. A factor in the accident was the tailwind condition.
- [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 NYC90LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA119.md): Grumman American AA5-A · Plainfield, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 19, 1990 · N26302 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to switch the fuel selector to the proper tank. A factor to the accident was the high obstructions near the field.
- [NTSB NYC82DA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA141.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Marstons Mills, MA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jul 5, 1982 · N9657U · Destroyed
  > The pilot stated that the aircraft was slow to gain normal lift-off speed due to the surface of the airstrip. He also stated that after prematurely vaulting the aircraft into the air the aircraft never gained sufficient airspeed for a climb. The aircraft…
- [NTSB NYC78FNE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE31.md): Grum Amer AA-5A · Fitchburg, MA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Sep 5, 1978 · N26393 · Destroyed
- [NTSB NYC78FNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE01.md): Grum Amer AA5-A · Sterling, MA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Dec 24, 1977 · N9961U · 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" = 'MA' 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=MA

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