# NTSB DEN76DTC19: Grum Amer AA5, N7198L, Fort Bridger, WY, November 1, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 1, 1975
- Place: Fort Bridger, WY · FORT BRIDGER, WY
- Location: 41.3183° N, 110.3894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Bridger, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3183&lon=-110.3894&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTC19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTC19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3745   75/11/1   FORT BRIDGER,WY     GRUM AMER AA5       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 2130                    N7198L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT BRIDGER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REXBURG,ID                  BEAR LAKE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- PLT BECAME LOST,ATTEMPTED TO LND AT UNIDENTIFIED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7198L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7198L-1977-06-20), registration cancelled 1977-06-20, S/N AA5-0498 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA5
- 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fort Bridger

## 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 19751101037809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751101037809A), Nov 1, 1975: Grumav AA5, Fort Bridger, WY, Substantial damage. Plt became lost,attempted to lnd at unidentified fld.

## Other investigations on N7198L (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA77FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA021), Mar 19, 1977: Grum Amer AA-5 (N7198L), Clifton, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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