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Grumman AA-5A N9761U

11 June 1986 · Round Mountain, Nevada, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 11 June 1986 at about 01:00 local time, a Grumman AA-5A registered N9761U was involved in an accident near Round Mountain, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Round Mountain, Nevada, United States
Coordinates
38.7909, -117.1101
Aircraft
Grumman AA-5A
Registration
N9761U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Tonopah → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA86FA145

People

2 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 2 0 0 0

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 AND PASSENGER DEPARTED ON A LOCAL FLIGHT TO SPOT POTENTIAL FISHING LOCATIONS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE TIME/PLACE OF THE ACCIDENT. KINEMATICS INFORMATION FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE INDICATES THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROGRESSING TOWARD UPSLOPING TERRAIN AND A STALL CONDITION WAS ENCOUNTERED. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES NOR SURVIVORS TO THE ACCIDENT AND THE WRECKAGE WAS DESTROYED BY POST IMPACT FIRE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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1 Dec 1985 Grumman AA-5A
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