Grum Amer AA5-B N28862
5 July 1980 · Americus, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 July 1980 at about 12:30 local time, a Grum Amer AA5-B registered N28862, operated by Roddey Aviatio, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Americus, Georgia, United States. 4 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 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Americus, Georgia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA5-B
- Registration
- N28862
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Roddey Aviatio
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0935
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
UPSLOPE TKOF FM SOFT FLD.AFTER LIFTOFF STRUCK ABOUT 30ROWS OF CORN.LNDD IN PEANUT FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grum Amer AA5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1979 | Grum Amer AA5 | Mechanicville, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |