Grumman American AA-5 N9629U

Summary

On 3 October 1985 at about 15:45 local time, a Grumman American AA-5 registered N9629U was involved in an accident near Hurricane, West Virginia, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 October 1985 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Hurricane, West Virginia, United States

Coordinates

38.4301, -82.0096

Aircraft

Grumman American AA-5

Registration

N9629U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ravensweed → Grundy

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL86FA002

4 people died.

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

N9629U CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA NEAR HURRICANE, WEST VIRGINIA WHILE CONDUCTING A VISUAL FLIGHT FROM MILLWOOD, WV TO GRUNDY, VIRGINIA. THE PILOT AND AIRCRAFT WERE CERTIFICATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT FARS. THE PILOT RECEIVED A WEATHER BRIEFING FOR THE INTENDED ROUTE OF FLIGHT. THE LOWEST CONDITION REPORTED WAS 400 FOOT CEILING WITH SCATTERED CLOUDS IN WEST VIRGINIA. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TREES AND BURNED AFTER STRIKING THE GROUND. THE WRECKAGE SITE WAS SMALL AND THE SWATH THROUGH THE TREES WAS NARROW. THE INVESTIGATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE ANY MATERIAL OR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.