Grum Amer AA5-B N1552R
17 March 1978 · Sandusky, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 March 1978 at about 14:00 local time, a Grum Amer AA5-B registered N1552R was involved in an accident during in flight near Sandusky, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sandusky, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Griffing-Sandusky
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA5-B
- Registration
- N1552R
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Toledo, Oh
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3556
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
NO RECORD OF PLT BEING CHECKED OUT IN ACFT OR X-COUNTRY PROC AS PER CLUB REGS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grum Amer AA5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1978 | Grum Amer AA5 | Cross Keys, New Jersey, United States | Hortman Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Grum Amer AA5-A | Prosser, Washington, United States | McKenzie Flyin | No injuries | - |
| 4 Oct 1978 | Grum Amer AA5 | Littleton, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Oct 1978 | Grum Amer AA5-A | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1978 | Grum Amer AA5 | Kingston, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1978 | Grum Amer AA5 | Brookings, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |