# NTSB LAX79FA051: Grum-Amer AA-5, N26306, Jerome, AZ, May 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1979
- Place: Jerome, AZ · JEROME, AZ
- Location: 34.7471° N, 112.1075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jerome, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7471&lon=-112.1075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135604
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FA051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA051

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3479   79/5/7  NR.JEROME,AZ          GRUM-AMER AA-5      CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 37 TOTAL
        TIME - 1750                    N26306              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIMROCK,AZ                  PRESCOTT,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  25000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      62
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          160                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- HIT CANYON WALL 7350FT MSL.D/A APRX 9400FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N26306 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUM-AMER AA-5
- 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 19790507040639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790507040639A), May 7, 1979: Gulstm AA5A, Jerome, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft hit mountain side in clear air with severe downdrafts in area. Witness observed aircraft climbing at impact

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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