NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B
10 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, where the first occurrence was “Overrun”. 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 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 2001 | 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 ('3960105')
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\" = 340))
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 ('3960105')
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" = 340))
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 CHI01LA266Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-5B · Beaver Island, MIThe pilot misjudged the approach and landing, and his failure to abort the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the trees at the approach end of the runway and the sand/gravel pit that the airplane traveled into.NTSB FTW95LA334Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5B · 0wasso, OKThe pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff. The pilot's failure to properly calculate the performance data prior to takeoff was a factor.NTSB ATL92LA016Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGulfstream American AA5A · Burnsville, NCThe pilot's inadequate preflight planning and the selection of takeoff runway with an upslope for takeoff. Factors were the pilot's lack of experience with the geographical area and the high density altitude.NTSB BFO91LA045Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA5B · College Park, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Related factors were: hydroplaning conditions on the wet runway and the pilot's lack of recent experience.NTSB NYC90LA196Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA5B · Stow, MAThe pilot's failure to properly plan the approach which resulted in the pilot misjudging the touch down point and landed long.NTSB MKC88LA009Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA5B · Branson, MODuring a lndg on a 3600 ft strip, the acft touched down long. The acft ran off the departure end of the rwy and collided with the terrain causing substantial damage to the acft. Witnesses said they could not find any skid marks along the path taken by the…NTSB DEN84FA027Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5B · Boulder, COAccording to witnesses, the plt had made 3 attempts to land & during each attempt he overshot his approach & executed a go-around without touching down. On the fourth attempt he did touch down but appeared to be too fast & the acft skipped & bounced. After…NTSB FTW83LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5B · Nacogdoches, TXDuring arrival, the acft was high on final approach. The plt elected to continue the landing with full flaps, but after touchdown, he was unable to stop on the remaining runway. After overrunning the runway, the acft nosed over in a 10 ft drainage ditch.NTSB ATL82DA262Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman AA5B · Darlington, SCWind shifted to tailwind as pilot was landing. He considered a go-around because of speed but thought he could stop. As he went off the end the wing collided with a tree.NTSB LAX82DA108Accident · Minor injuriesFinal reportGrum Amer AA-5B · Placerville, CAWhen the pilot arrived at the airport, the top surfaces of the aircraft were covered with about two inches of snow. He stated that his preflight included a complete removal of the snow. However, he also stated that during the takeoff roll, there was a layer…