Grumman AA-5 N5438L
19 June 1987 · Rimrock, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 June 1987 at about 00:17 local time, a Grumman AA-5 registered N5438L, operated by Henry C. Opie, was involved in an accident near Rimrock, Arizona, 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 00:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rimrock, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rimrock (E76)
- Coordinates
- 34.6807, -111.6998
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5
- Registration
- N5438L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Henry C. Opie
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lake Havasu Cty → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX87LA237
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
THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY WHILE ON A PERSONAL VFR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AFTER A POOR APPROACH AND THAT THE TERRAIN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY ROSE FASTER THAN THE AIRCRAFT COULD CLIMB. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWN ON THE LAST 400 FEET OF THE RUNWAY AND THEN ROLL OFF THE DEPARTURE END. DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 6,700 FEET MSL AND WINDS WERE REPORTED AS 230 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman AA-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 1988 | Grumman AA-5 | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States | Stephen A. Alber | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1986 | Grumman AA-5 | Cleveland, Washington, United States | Western Wings, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Sep 1988 | Grumman AA-5 | Toledo, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1989 | Grumman AA-5 | Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, United States | Jess Baker | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1985 | Grumman AA-5 | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | Roman A. Swiezy | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1990 | Grumman AA-5 | Port Orchard, Washington, United States | Gower Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jan 1987 | Cessna 182F | Wickenburg, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1987 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Tucson, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 1987 | Swearingen SA227-AC | Yuma, Arizona, United States | Sky West Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jan 1987 | Cessna 152 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1987 | Schweizer SGS 2-33 | Marana, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Feb 1987 | Cessna 172N | Yuma, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |