Grum Amer AA-1 N5679L
19 December 1976 · Alder, Colorado, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 December 1976, a Grum Amer AA-1 registered N5679L was involved in an accident during in flight near Alder, Colorado, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alder, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA-1
- Registration
- N5679L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Ridgecrest, Ca → Columbus, Oh
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3808
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ACFT SERVICE CEILING 11250FT.WRECKAGE RECOVERED 7/19/77 IN MTNS APRX 11500FT LEVEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grum Amer AA-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 1977 | Grum Amer AA-1 | Vine Grove, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 May 1977 | Grum Amer AA-1 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Cleveland Publ | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1979 | Grum Amer AA-1 | Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-1 | Lincoln, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-1 | Midland, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-1 | Elkton, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |