# NTSB DEN79FA007: Grum-Amer AA-5B, N28406, Meeteetse, WY, November 8, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1978
- Place: Meeteetse, WY · MEETEETSE, WY
- Location: 44.1491° N, 108.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meeteetse, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1491&lon=-108.8628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138120
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79FA007
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA007

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4421   78/11/8 NR.MEETEETSE,WY       GRUM-AMER AA-5B     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 2017                    N28406              PX-  3  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CODY,WY                     IDAHO FALLS,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC.
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WITNESS STATED-WX COND DETERIORATING.W STRONG SW WND,LGT RAIN,ALMOST SLEET,MOON PART CVRD BY CLDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28406](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28406-1981-12-23), registration cancelled 1981-12-23, S/N AA5B-0594, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM-AMER AA-5B
- 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

## 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 19781108044309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781108044309A), Nov 8, 1978: Gulstm AA5B, WY, Destroyed, 3 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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