Grum Amer AA-5B N81350
31 December 1981 · Truchas, New Mexico, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 31 December 1981, a Grum Amer AA-5B registered N81350, operated by Hyperion Aviat, was involved in an accident during in flight near Truchas, New Mexico, 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
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Truchas, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA-5B
- Registration
- N81350
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hyperion Aviat
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Santa Fe, Nm → Taos, Nm
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3676
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
HIT TREES IN MTN TRRN, APRX 8600FT MSL, DARK NGT.AREA FCST, MTN TOPS OBSCD.FOUND ON 4/23/82.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grum Amer AA-5B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Vancouver, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jul 1981 | Grum-Amer AA-5B | Custer, South Dakota, United States | Custer Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Provo, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Conroe, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Hamburg, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| 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 | - |