Grum Amer AA-5A N26774
28 June 1981 · McCordsville, Indiana, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 28 June 1981 at about 10:50 local time, a Grum Amer AA-5A registered N26774, operated by Chris-Air Avia, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near McCordsville, Indiana, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McCordsville, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brookside
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA-5A
- Registration
- N26774
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chris-Air Avia
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1161
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
MED CERT EXPIRED 4/30/81.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grum Amer AA-5A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5A | Nacogdoches, Texas, United States | Fletcher Aviat | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1981 | Grum-Amer AA-5A | Waveland, Indiana, United States | P & L Aero, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5A | Van Nuys, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1981 | Grum-Amer AA-5A | Morris, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5A | Liberty, Mississippi, United States | Lyon Flying SE | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5A | Cochran, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |