# NTSB FTW76AF015: Grum Amer AA5, N5827L, Liberty, TX, August 8, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1975
- Place: Liberty, TX · LIBERTY, TX
- Location: 30.0580° N, 94.7955° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0580&lon=-94.7955&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150542
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76AF015
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF015

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3050   75/8/8  NR.LIBERTY,TX         GRUM AMER AA5       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 150
        TIME - 1810                    N5827L              PX-  2  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEXARKANA,AR                LA PORTE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONNEL, BY PHONE,LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          HAZE                                                     IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 8/29/75.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5827L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5827L-1975-11-28), registration cancelled 1975-11-28, S/N AA5-0027 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA5
- Registry model: [American AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (registry code 0631410) (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 19750808033439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750808033439A), Aug 8, 1975: Gulstm AA5, Liberty, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Recovery date 8/29/75.

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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