# NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, 1982

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 MIA83LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA030.md): Gulfstream American AA5A · Nr.Chubeay, Bahamas · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 1982 · N26287 · Destroyed
  > The pilot stated that engine lost power while over the ocean waters and the pilot was forced to ditch the plane. The pilot and passenger were rescued by a yacht in the vicinity of the crash site. The aircraft sank and the wreckage was not recovered.
- [NTSB FTW82DA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA386.md): Grumman AA-5A · Tulsa, OK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Sep 22, 1982 · N26171 · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot stated that he made several touch-and-go landings without incident, when the engine started "cutting out" on final approach. He reported that carburetor heat was not applied until after the power loss began. He was unable to restore power…
- [NTSB ATL82DA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA234.md): Grumman American AA-5A · Providence, KY · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 12, 1982 · N9722U · Substantial damage
  > Dense ground fog developed before the plt returned to land. He made two approaches & go-arounds before the accident, & each time he had to fly very low to see the rwy lights. The plt stated that during the third approach he was looking for the arpt & not…
- [NTSB NYC82DA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA185.md): Grumman AA-5A · Wiscasset, ME · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Aug 7, 1982 · N8476B · Substantial damage
  > The student pilot was making an approach and was low and slow. By the time the instructor took over the aircraft the recovery was slow and the aircraft touched down in rough terrain 500 feet short of the runway. The nose gear snapped offduring landing.
- [NTSB SEA82DA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA115.md): Grumman AA-5A · Toketee, OR · Accident · Minor injuries · Final report · Jul 16, 1982 · N9692U · Destroyed
  > The pilot calculated the weight of his aircraft to be 90 pounds below the maximum gross weight. The airport density altitude was calculated to be approximately 5000 feet. The pilot stated that after takeoff the aircraft achieved an altitude of 50 to 100 feet…
- [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 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.
- [NTSB MKC82DA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA038.md): Grumman AA-5A · Monona, IA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Feb 21, 1982 · N9958U · Substantial damage
  > The pilot taxied to the south end of the runway to depart with three passengers. He began a soft field takeoff roll on a soft, wet runway with 10 degrees of flaps. The nose wheel was lifted off early. It was held off as the plane accelerated. The pilot…

## 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 year(c."eventDate") = 1982
  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&year=1982

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