# NTSB DEN76AD001: Grum Amer AA5-B, N1525R, Salt Lake City, UT, July 4, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1975
- Place: Salt Lake City, UT · SALT LAKE CITY, UT
- Location: 40.7608° N, 111.8910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salt Lake City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7608&lon=-111.8910&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2181   75/7/4    SALT LAKE CITY,UT   GRUM AMER AA5-B     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 200
        TIME - 1425                    N1525R              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALT LAKE INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           ENGLEWOOD,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          330                                                       14
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DENSITY ALT 9000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1525R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1525R-1975-10-03), registration cancelled 1975-10-03, S/N AA5B0025, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA5-B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Salt Lake Intl

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750704026599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750704026599A), Jul 4, 1975: Gulstm AA5, Salt Lake City, UT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Density alt 9000FT.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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