NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5
8 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Grumman American Avn. AA-5, where the first occurrence was “In flight collision with terrain/water”. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1982 | 1 |
|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 |
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duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3960104')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o.\"occurrenceNumber\" = 1 AND o.\"occurrenceCode\" = 230))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3960104')
AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 230))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB LAX07FA272Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5 · Joshua Tree, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain terrain clearance during descent. Contributing to the accident were dark night conditions and mountainous terrain.NTSB DEN00FA136Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5 · Moab, UTThe pilot in command exercising poor judgment and exceeding the aircraft's turning capability. Contributing factors were the pilots' attention being diverted, flying into a known blind canyon, high temperature, and high density altitude.NTSB NYC99FA012Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5 · Provincetown, MAThe failure of the pilot to follow the published instrument approach procedure, which resulted in inadvertent collision with water. Factors in the accident were the dark night and low ceiling.NTSB LAX97LA275Accident · 2 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5 · Monterey, CAthe pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from surrounding terrain.NTSB BFO91LA065Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-5 · Clarksville, MDThe pilot's improper flare and failure to arrest his descent rate.NTSB NYC89LA187Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-5 · Mount Joy, PAThe pilot's delay in initiating a go-around, and his failure to maintain proper runway alignment. Factors related to the accident were: failure of the pilot to attain the proper touchdown point and the crop.NTSB NYC84FA233Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-5 · Woodstock, NYAcft was on a VFR personal flight. Witness on mountain slope heard sounds of approaching acft, observed brief glimpse of acft wheel and wing through cloud and fog about 100 ft away, at tree-top level. A few seconds later. Witness heard eng sound cease.…NTSB ATL83LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA5 · Clinton, MDThe pilot was on final approach behind a Cessna 150 and thought the Cessna would turn off at the first taxiway. The Cessna continued to the second taxiway and the pilot of N5442L elected to go-around. The pilot stated the aircraft seemed to mush as it flew…