Grumman AA-5B N81039
25 October 1980 · Fair Oaks, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 October 1980 at about 10:45 local time, a Grumman AA-5B registered N81039 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fair Oaks, California, United States. 5 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fair Oaks, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Phoenix
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5B
- Registration
- N81039
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- San Jose, Ca → Cameron Park, Ca
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3367
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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
A/C WAS 1.27IN BEYOND AFT CG LIMIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman AA-5B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 1980 | Grumman AA-5B | Torrance, California, United States | Haeac | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Sep 1980 | Grumman AA-5B | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1979 | Grumman AA-5B | Easton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1979 | Grumman AA-5B | Owensville, Missouri, United States | Executive Avia | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Mar 1981 | Grumman AA-5B | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Embry-Riddle | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1981 | Grumman AA-5B | Bristow, Oklahoma, United States | Bristow Aero | Serious 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 | - |