Grumman American AA-5 N9541L
17 May 1985 · High Springs, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 May 1985 at about 15:00 local time, a Grumman American AA-5 registered N9541L was involved in an accident near High Springs, Florida, United States. 4 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- High Springs, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- High Springs
- Coordinates
- 29.8209, -82.5897
- Aircraft
- Grumman American AA-5
- Registration
- N9541L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA85LA173
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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 PLT STATED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL TAKEOFF WITH 2200 RPM, BUT SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION, THE RPM STARTED TO DECREASE & THE ACFT LOST ALTITUDE & LANDED IN THE TOP OF A LARGE OAK TREE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CARBURETOR INLET FINGER SCREEN HAD A 75% BLOCKAGE OF UNCURED FUEL TANK SEALANT RESULTING IN A RESTRICTED FUEL FLOW & SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman American AA-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 1985 | Grumman American AA-5 | Horseshoe Beach, Florida, United States | TED N. Denny | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1985 | Grumman American AA-5 | Live Oak, Florida, United States | Sunshine Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1985 | Grumman American AA-5 | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Dec 1985 | Grumman American AA-5 | Wimauma, Florida, United States | Thomas Duncan Insurance Co. | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1985 | Grumman American AA-5 | Hurricane, West Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 9 Dec 1984 | Grumman American AA-5 | Dayton, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 1985 | Globe SWIFT GC-1B | Rockledge, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 26 Feb 1985 | Cessna 210 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-23-250 | Jacksonvile, Florida, United States | Thomas E. Daniels | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Mar 1985 | Piper J3C-85 | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | - |
| 17 Mar 1985 | Aronson FALCO F8L | Gainesville, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Cessna P337H | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Foster B.burdette | Serious injuries | - |