# NTSB DEN76AD033: Grum Amer AA-5, N1357R, Hyrum, UT, February 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1976
- Place: Hyrum, UT · HYRUM, UT
- Location: 41.6328° N, 111.8455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyrum, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6328&lon=-111.8455&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76AD033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0851  76/2/13  NR.HYRUM,UT           GRUM AMER AA-5      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 81 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N1357R              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WEST JORDAN,UT              RETURN                       LOGAN,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 4/14/76. ACCDT TIME PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1357R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1357R-1976-07-02), registration cancelled 1976-07-02, S/N AA5-0757 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA-5
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (registry code 3960104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19760213012479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760213012479A), Feb 13, 1976: Grumav AA5, Hyrum, UT, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Recovery date 4/14/76. Accdt time presumed.

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

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