NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, 1982

9 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Grumman American Avn. AA-5B. 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.

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NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B, 1982 per year, 1975–2026: 172 cases
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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 year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1982
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3960105'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB DEN83FTC01Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportGrumman American AA-5B · Albin, WYThe pilot was on personal cross-country. There was no record of a pre-flight or in-flight weather briefing. The weather at the accident site was near blizzard condition. The aircraft was heard circling, but it was not seen due to snow. The winds approached 50…Oct 8, 1982 · N81262 · DestroyedNTSB FTW82FA382Accident · 3 fatalField investigationFinal reportPiper PA-24-260 · Paris, TXThe PA-24 had departed rwy 17 at cox field & was climbing at the time of the collision. The plt had reported his intended departure on UNICOM. The AA5B had reported 5 mi sw of the arpt descending through 5,000 ft. for landing. The head-on collision occurred…Sep 16, 1982 · N300AH · 2 aircraft · DestroyedNTSB 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.Sep 2, 1982 · N28311 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA82DA108Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman AA-5B · Corvallis, ORThe aircraft contacted the surface while the pilot was making a low pass over the private airport. Fresh cut hay was windrowed at the edge of the strip. The hay caught on the landing gear and blew up into the elevators and the aircraft was damaged when it…Jul 11, 1982 · N81382 · Substantial damageNTSB MKC82DA119Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGulfstream AA-5B · Mankato, KSDuring a flight from des moines, Iowa to lamar, Colorado, the pilot elected to land at Mankato, Kansas for fuel. Reportedly, the pilot landed on runway 17 with the wind from 190 at 18 gusting 24 knots. The pilot stated that he established a steep, no flap,…Jul 5, 1982 · N74023 · Substantial damageNTSB 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…Apr 16, 1982 · N28867 · Substantial damageNTSB SEA82DA041Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman AA-5B · Lebanon, ORThe pilot had about 3 hours of flying experience in this make and model of aircraft. This was his first landing with rear-seat passengers. The pilot reported that the wind was variable and gusting to 15 knots. During the landing flare, the pilot felt a sudden…Mar 21, 1982 · N28791 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA82DA033Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGrumman AA5B · Monticello, FLAfter being denied a special VFR clearance to land at tampa-st. petersburg the pilot elected to cancel his flight plan to tallahassee and fly to new orleans. About 5 1/2 hours into the flight he decided to divert to gulfport, ms and tuned in the gulfport VOR…Jan 13, 1982 · N28607 · DestroyedNTSB LAX82FA040Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-5B · 10 Nm W Lee Vin, CAWhile on the ground the pilot was refused a route over the sierra mountains, after departure the pilot requested and was given a change in his flight plan that cleared him over the mountains. At 1654 the pilot advised oakland center that he was climbing…Jan 4, 1982 · N28912 · Destroyed