# NTSB MIA79FA050: Amer Avco AA-5B, N28671, Plymouth, FL, February 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: February 11, 1979
- Place: Plymouth, FL · PLYMOUTH, FL
- Location: 28.6922° N, 81.5473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6922&lon=-81.5473&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report May 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FA050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1173  79/2/11  NR.PLYMOUTH,FL        AMER AVCO AA-5B     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1825                    N28671              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 23, 544 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PLYMOUTH,FL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- LEAD ACFT OF 3 PLANES ENGAGED IN TAIL CHASE.ATTEMPTED TURN AT ALT INSUFFICIENT FOR WGTP CLEARANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28671](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28671-1979-03-13), registration cancelled 1979-03-13, S/N AA5B-0744 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO 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 19790211011759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790211011759A), Feb 11, 1979: Gulstm AA5B, Plymouth, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during low level maneuvers.

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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