Grumman American AA-5B N3791Z

Summary

On 8 June 1999 at about 11:00 local time, a Grumman American AA-5B registered N3791Z was involved in an accident near Demotte, 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.

Date

8 June 1999 at 11:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Demotte, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Demotte (3C0)

Coordinates

41.1609, -87.2600

Aircraft

Grumman American AA-5B

Registration

N3791Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dawn

NTSB number

CHI99LA176

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudging distance/speed resulting in an overrun. A contributing factor was the wet condition of the turf runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot conducted a local flight. On landing he allowed the airplane to touch down approximately 1,000 feet down the 2,600 foot runway. He was unable to stop the airplane on the remaining runway due to the wet turf runway. The pilot told investigators that he did not realize the runway was wet prior to the accident. An examination of the airplane after the accident failed to reveal any pre-existing anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.