Grum Amer AA-5B N78EM

Summary

On 9 April 1980 at about 08:30 local time, a Grum Amer AA-5B registered N78EM, operated by Trans Bay Air, was involved in an accident during in flight near Moraga, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 April 1980 at 08:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Moraga, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grum Amer AA-5B

Registration

N78EM

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Trans Bay Air

Operating rule

Fixed Base Operator

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Concord, Ca → San Carlos, Ca

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-1378

1 person died.

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

WX BRIEFING DID NOT INCLUDE ENROUTE CONDITIONS.RECOVERY DATE 4/10/80.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.