Grumman American AA-5B N74827
13 August 1998 · Decatur, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1998 at about 16:30 local time, a Grumman American AA-5B registered N74827 was involved in an accident near Decatur, Indiana, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Decatur, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Decatur Hi-Way (DCR)
- Coordinates
- 40.8291, -84.9204
- Aircraft
- Grumman American AA-5B
- Registration
- N74827
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Port Huron
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI98LA311
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the takeoff and his premature raising of the flaps which resulted in the stall/mush condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported the airplane lifted off about 1/2 way down the airstrip at 65 knots with 10 degrees of flaps. He reported he attempted to keep the airplane close to the ground to gain airspeed because it felt a 'little mushy.' The pilot removed the flaps hoping to pick up airspeed, but 'things just got worse.' The airplane struck a runway marker along the right side of the runway. It then bounced on the airstrip, crossed over a road, and came to rest in a soybean field.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman American AA-5B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jul 1998 | Grumman American AA-5B | Cody, Wyoming, United States | Donald W. Smith | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1998 | Grumman American AA-5B | Chatham, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1998 | Grumman American AA-5B | Chico Hot Sprgs, Montana, United States | Hall, Robert, C. | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1998 | Grumman American AA-5B | Deadwood, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 8 May 1999 | Grumman American AA-5B | Claremore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1999 | Grumman American AA-5B | Fayetteville, West Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1998 | Cessna 172M | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1998 | Read ROTORWAY EXECUTIVE | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1998 | Fokker F-28 MK100 | Ft. Wayne, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 May 1998 | Cessna 150 | Griffith, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1998 | Butler Tool RAF 2000 | Rensselaer, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1998 | Cessna 177RG | Tocsin, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |