Grum Amer AA-5B N74787
25 December 1977 · Desert Hot Spg, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 25 December 1977 at about 20:07 local time, a Grum Amer AA-5B registered N74787, operated by Vails Bermuda, was involved in an accident during in flight near Desert Hot Spg, California, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Desert Hot Spg, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA-5B
- Registration
- N74787
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Vails Bermuda
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Banning, Ca → Bermuda Dunes, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-4197
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT DESCENDED OUT OF VFR CONDITIONS INTO WX.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grum Amer AA-5B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1977 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Jackson, Mississippi, United States | Flight Special | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1977 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1977 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Peyton, Colorado, United States | Co.flght Safty | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1978 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Kentland, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1978 | Grum-Amer AA-5B | Meeteetse, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 21 Oct 1978 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Roche Harbor, Washington, United States | Skytrek Aviati | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |