Grumman AA-5 N1611R
10 August 1989 · Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 August 1989 at about 22:20 local time, a Grumman AA-5 registered N1611R, operated by Jess Baker, was involved in an accident near Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Donegal Springs (N71)
- Coordinates
- 40.0490, -76.5508
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5
- Registration
- N1611R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Jess Baker
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC89LA187
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND THE CROP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING, THE STUDENT PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE SAID THAT HE FELT THAT THE ACFT WAS TOO FAR DOWN THE RWY & THAT HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TOO MUCH & STALLED THE ACFT. THE ACFT DRIFTED LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED TALL CORN & THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN THE CORN FIELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman AA-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 1990 | Grumman AA-5 | Port Orchard, Washington, United States | Gower Flying Service | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Nov 1988 | Grumman AA-5 | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States | Stephen A. Alber | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1988 | Grumman AA-5 | Toledo, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1991 | Grumman AA-5 | Clarksville, Maryland, United States | Peter F. Bythrow | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1987 | Grumman AA-5 | Rimrock, Arizona, United States | Henry C. Opie | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1986 | Grumman AA-5 | Cleveland, Washington, United States | Western Wings, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1989 | Cessna 150L | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | Gull Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1989 | Schweizer 1-23 | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | Bruno Cerceo | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 1989 | Cessna 172 | Mt Pleasant, Pennsylvania, United States | Milton R. Barclay | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1989 | Schweizer 269C | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Atlantic Leasing SER., Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1989 | Ryan ST-3KR | Factoryville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 1989 | Cessna 150H | Northeast, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |