Grumman AA-5B N28917
4 August 1981 · Wentzville, Missouri, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 August 1981 at about 13:00 local time, a Grumman AA-5B registered N28917, operated by Bryan Man.corp, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Wentzville, Missouri, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wentzville, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5B
- Registration
- N28917
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bryan Man.corp
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Training
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Chesterfield, Mo
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2245
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
ONLY 2 OF 8 SPARK PLUGS TESTED NORMAL.ALL HAD EXCESSIVE GAP. 3 PLUGS OIL & CARBON FOULED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 1981 | Grumman AA-5B | Prescott, Arizona, United States | Embry-Riddle | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 1981 | Grumman AA-5B | Bristow, Oklahoma, United States | Bristow Aero | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1982 | Grumman AA-5B | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | George Zeller | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1982 | Grumman AA-5B | 10 Nm W Lee Vin, California, United States | Ronald James Vaughan | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Apr 1982 | Grumman AA-5B | Paulden, Arizona, United States | Embry-Riddle University | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1982 | Grumman AA-5B | Lebanon, Oregon, United States | Jefferson Flight Center | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |