Grumman AA-5B N4558E
3 July 1983 · Kentland, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 July 1983 at about 18:30 local time, a Grumman AA-5B registered N4558E was involved in an accident near Kentland, Indiana, United States. 3 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kentland, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kentland (50I)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5B
- Registration
- N4558E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rockford → Kentland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- CHI83LA293
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT LANDED ON RWY 27 WITH A LEFT X-WIND FROM THE SOUTH. HE STATED THAT HE HAD NO INDICATION OF EXCESSIVE X-WINDS OR GUSTS UNTIL THE ACFT WAS ABOUT TO TOUCH DOWN. HE STATED THAT AT THAT TIME, THE PLANE ENCOUNTERED HEAVY GUSTS & A DOWNDRAFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT LANDED HARD & THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 1983 | Grumman AA-5B | Quartzsite, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1983 | Grumman AA-5B | Old Bridge, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1983 | Grumman AA-5B | Fraser, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 1983 | Grumman AA-5B | Fairmont, West Virginia, United States | Falcon Aero Club | No injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1984 | Grumman AA-5B | Corona, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1984 | Grumman AA-5B | Carlsbad, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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