Grum Amer AA-5B N5416N

Summary

On 4 May 1980 at about 14:45 local time, a Grum Amer AA-5B registered N5416N, operated by Southwest Aero, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Grnd Cyn Cvrn, Arizona, 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.

Date

4 May 1980 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Grnd Cyn Cvrn, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Grnd Cyn Caverns

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grum Amer AA-5B

Registration

N5416N

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Southwest Aero

Operating rule

Fixed Base Operator

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

Takeoff

Route

S → Prescott, Az

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-1370

Nobody was injured.

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

ACFT STRUCK HORSE W R WING AND HRZNTL STAB ON TAKEOFF, PIC CONT FLT TO DESTINATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.