Grumman AA5 N5442L
20 November 1982 · Clinton, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 November 1982 at about 16:45 local time, a Grumman AA5 registered N5442L, operated by David Cooper & Henri Lubet, was involved in an accident near Clinton, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clinton, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hyde (W32)
- Coordinates
- 38.7594, -76.8891
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA5
- Registration
- N5442L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- David Cooper & Henri Lubet
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clinton → Clinton
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA038
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
THE PILOT WAS ON FINAL APPROACH BEHIND A CESSNA 150 AND THOUGHT THE CESSNA WOULD TURN OFF AT THE FIRST TAXIWAY. THE CESSNA CONTINUED TO THE SECOND TAXIWAY AND THE PILOT OF N5442L ELECTED TO GO-AROUND. THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO MUSH AS IT FLEW INTO TREES. AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT ON THE GROUND STATED N5442L WAS EXTREMELY CLOSED TO THE CESSNA AIRCRAFT ON THE FINAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman AA5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 1982 | Grumman AA5 | Brookville, Ohio, United States | Brookville Airpark | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1983 | Grumman AA5 | Monee, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1984 | Grumman AA5-B | Luka, Mississippi, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 1979 | Grumman AA5 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1979 | Grumman AA5 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 May 1979 | Grumman AA5 | Harvard, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1982 | Beechcraft D95A | Columbia, Maryland, United States | Angus Hines JR. | Fatal | 5 |
| 5 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-30 | Snow Hill, Maryland, United States | George Moukides | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Mar 1982 | Mooney M20F | McHenry, Maryland, United States | Lawrence Wayne Bell | Fatal | 3 |
| 27 Jun 1982 | Pterodactyl ASCENDER | Near Largo, Maryland, United States | Ultralight East, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Robinson R-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | New Haven Helicopter Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150 | Leonardtown, Maryland, United States | Patuxent River Navy Flying CLU | No injuries | - |