Grunman AA-5A N26979
25 May 1980 · Glens Falls, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 May 1980 at about 12:40 local time, a Grunman AA-5A registered N26979, operated by Ford Aire, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Glens Falls, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glens Falls, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Warren County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grunman AA-5A
- Registration
- N26979
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ford Aire
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Sidney, Ny → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0874
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
WINDS GUSTING 20 KNTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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