Grumman AA-5A N8476B
7 August 1982 · Wiscasset, Maine, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 August 1982 at about 19:09 local time, a Grumman AA-5A registered N8476B, operated by Charles D. Stanton, was involved in an accident near Wiscasset, Maine, 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 19:09
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wiscasset, Maine, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wiscasset (9B9)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5A
- Registration
- N8476B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charles D. Stanton
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wiscasset → Wiscasset
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC82DA185
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
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING AN APPROACH AND WAS LOW AND SLOW. BY THE TIME THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE AIRCRAFT THE RECOVERY WAS SLOW AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN ROUGH TERRAIN 500 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR SNAPPED OFFDURING LANDING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 1982 | Grumman AA-5A | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Rivair Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1982 | Grumman AA-5A | Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States | JOE Mallon | No injuries | - |
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| 20 Aug 1982 | Grumman AA-5A | Frankford, Michigan, United States | Bowman Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1982 | Grumman AA-5A | Toketee, Oregon, United States | Donald R. Bennett | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1983 | Grumman AA-5A | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | Minuteman Airways | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1982 | Cessna 205A | Augusta, Maine, United States | Atlantic Tree Service, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Oct 1982 | Ted Smith 601P | Augusta, Maine, United States | Saul Duff Kronovet | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1982 | Piper J3C-65 | Augusta, Maine, United States | Balloon Drifters, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1982 | Cessna 172K | Vinalhaven, Maine, United States | Maine Coast Airways, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1982 | Cessna 210 | Carrabassett, Maine, United States | Ronald Loder | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1982 | Cessna 172P | Greenville, Maine, United States | Turner Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |