Grumman AA-5A N5455L
7 August 1979 · Gunnison, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1979 at about 08:10 local time, a Grumman AA-5A registered N5455L, operated by Rockwell Inter, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Gunnison, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gunnison, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gunnison
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5A
- Registration
- N5455L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rockwell Inter
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Grand Canyon, Co
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3278
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
SCREWS HOLDING SEAT WERE AN10-32, PARTS CAT USED NAS221-10.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 1979 | Grumman AA-5A | Eureka, South Dakota, United States | Paricol Constr | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1979 | Grumman AA-5A | Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1978 | Grumman AA-5A | Morris, Illinois, United States | Danny Massey | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 1980 | Grumman AA-5A | Chesterfield, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1980 | Grumman AA-5A | Fullerton, California, United States | United FLT SVC | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1980 | Grumman AA-5A | Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States | Fenton Flying | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |