Aviation Crash Map

Grum-Amer AA-5B N81272

28 July 1981 · Custer, South Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 July 1981 at about 12:00 local time, a Grum-Amer AA-5B registered N81272, operated by Custer Aviatio, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Custer, South Dakota, United States. 2 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 12:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Custer, South Dakota, United States
Nearest airport
Custer County
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Grum-Amer AA-5B
Registration
N81272
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Custer Aviatio
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Rapid City, Sd
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-3326

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 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

ELECTED TO TKOF W 5KT TAIL WND ON DWNHILL GRADIENT.D/A APRX 8100FT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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