# NTSB DEN80FTM37: Grum-Amer AA-5B, N28823, Heber City, UT, August 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1980
- Place: Heber City, UT · HEBER CITY, UT
- Location: 40.5069° N, 111.4132° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heber City, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5069&lon=-111.4132&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129405
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTM37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTM37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1825  80/8/17    HEBER CITY,UT       GRUM-AMER AA-5B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 78 TOTAL
        TIME - 1155                    N28823              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HEBER VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           RETURN                       HEBER CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PORPOISED AFTER INITIAL TCHDWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28823](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28823-1982-10-07), registration cancelled 1982-10-07, S/N AA5B0841, built 1978 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Heber Valley

## 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 19800817036239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800817036239A), Aug 17, 1980: Gulstm AA5B, Heber City, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot panicked on go around from a bad landing. Held full back pressure until airplane mushed into ground.

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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