# NTSB MKC79FCQ41: Grumman AA5B, N28756, Hoxie, KS, August 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1979
- Place: Hoxie, KS · HOXIE, KS
- Location: 39.3558° N, 100.4398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoxie, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3558&lon=-100.4398&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135074
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79FCQ41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCQ41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1376   79/8/6    HOXIE,KS            GRUMMAN AA5B        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 143
        TIME - 1503                    N28756              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOXIE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOPEKA,KS                   BOULDER,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY RADIO
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      99
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       10
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      VFR
        REMARKS- WIND GUST TO 15 KTS.DA APROX 6000 FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28756](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28756-1982-10-22), registration cancelled 1982-10-22, S/N AA5B-0793 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA5B
- 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: Hoxie

## 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 19790806020519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790806020519A), Aug 6, 1979: Gulstm AA5B, Hoxie, KS, Substantial damage. Attempted go around due to overshooting rwy. Acft failed to climb. Hit fence. Density altitude was a factor.

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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