# NTSB NYC79FA032: Grum Amer AA-5, N9535L, Pompey, NY, April 1, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1979
- Place: Pompey, NY · POMPEY, NY
- Location: 42.8990° N, 76.0160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pompey, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8990&lon=-76.0160&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137186
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FA032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1215   79/4/1    POMPEY,NY           GRUM AMER AA-5      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 760
        TIME - 0730                    N9535L              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 225 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALLBRIDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          FULTON,NY                   ORLANDO,FL                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        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)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  700
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       38
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          300                                                       8
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK TREES AT 1300 FT MSL ELEVATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9535L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9535L-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N AA5-0635, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA-5
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (registry code 3960104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wallbridge

## 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 19790401019879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790401019879A), Apr 1, 1979: Gulstm AA5, Pompey, NY, Destroyed, 3 fatal. VFR pilot lost control of acft in IFR weather during enroute flight. Acft hit trees and burned. No weathher check.

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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