Grumman AA-5B N28483
2 November 1987 · Leavenworth, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 November 1987 at about 21:15 local time, a Grumman AA-5B registered N28483, operated by Car Boys Inc., was involved in an accident near Leavenworth, Indiana, 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 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leavenworth, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.2002, -86.3399
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5B
- Registration
- N28483
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Car Boys Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Leavenworth → Jeffersonville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI88LA013
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
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A 'BUMPY' GRASS PRIVATE STRIP. THE PILOT STATED HE DISCUSSED ABORTED TAKEOFF PROCEDURES WITH THE PILOT RATED PASSENGER WHO WAS SITTING IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND STATED IF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REACH TAKEOFF SPEED BY MID-FIELD HE WOULD ABORT THE TAKEOFF. DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT REACH TAKEOFF SPEED PRIOR TO MID-FIELD AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT THEN NOTICED THERE WASN'T ANY GRASS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT IN TIME TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman AA-5B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 1987 | Grumman AA-5B | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | Charles D. Griffard | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1987 | Grumman AA-5B | Eagle Lake, Texas, United States | Fletcher Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jul 1987 | Grumman AA-5B | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 1988 | Grumman AA-5B | Frazier Park, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 31 Jan 1988 | Grumman AA-5B | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1988 | Grumman AA-5B | Schaumburg, Illinois, United States | Keegan, Richard J. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 1987 | Cessna 172N | Marion, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1987 | Cessna A150K | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | Wilford W. Mann | No injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172P | Terre Haute, Indiana, United States | Brown Flying School, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1987 | Cessna 150J | Patoka, Indiana, United States | ROY S. Williams | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1987 | Piper PA-38-112 | Kentland, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1987 | Beechcraft 58P | Evansville, Indiana, United States | Rocco A. Marrese | No injuries | - |