NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, where the first occurrence was “Loss of engine power”. 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

19822026
NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A per year, 1982–2026: 7 cases
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Query with SQL
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 ('3960106')
      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\" = 350))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

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NTSB MIA05LA157Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5A · Ponte Vedra, FLA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the airplane being ditched in a marsh.Sep 14, 2005 · N9954U · Substantial damageNTSB CHI03LA298Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5A · Harrisville, MIThe loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. A factor to the accident was the trees.Aug 30, 2003 · N9574U · Substantial damageNTSB MIA02FA162Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGulfstream American AA-5A · Greeneville, TNA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's decision to continue flight with a known equipment deficiency. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall.Sep 1, 2002 · N9807U · Substantial damageNTSB FTW99LA017Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA-5A · Scott, ARThe disengagement of the crankshaft gear due to the maintenance personnel not installing the gear lockplate at the last engine overhaul, resulting in the loosening of the gear retaining bolt, and the subsequent fracture of the gear alignment dowel. A factor…Oct 29, 1998 · N9956U · Substantial damageNTSB ANC93LA101Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman American AA5A · Comet Mine, AKLoss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable terrain on which an emergency landing could be made successfully.Jun 24, 1993 · N9765U · Substantial damageNTSB FTW84LA066Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGrumman AA-5A · Addison, TXThe plt reported that during an ILS apch to land, the eng lost power when the acft was about 1/4 mi from the threshold. He stated that he 'confirmed mixture rich, carb heat on, fuel pump on, fuel fullest tank.' The plt was unable to restart the eng. During an…Nov 19, 1983 · N26242 · Substantial damageNTSB MIA83LA030Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGulfstream American AA5A · Nr.Chubeay, BahamasThe pilot stated that engine lost power while over the ocean waters and the pilot was forced to ditch the plane. The pilot and passenger were rescued by a yacht in the vicinity of the crash site. The aircraft sank and the wreckage was not recovered.Nov 14, 1982 · N26287 · Destroyed