Grum Amer AA-5A N9778U
22 July 1976 · Lexington, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 22 July 1976 at about 17:45 local time, a Grum Amer AA-5A registered N9778U, operated by Rockwell Flyin, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lexington, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lexington, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blue Grass
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA-5A
- Registration
- N9778U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rockwell Flyin
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Solo
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2423
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
MIXT CTL IN IDLE CUTOFF.STUDENT PLT HAD DIFFICULTY IN TFC PATTERN SPACING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grum Amer AA-5A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 1976 | Grum Amer AA-5A | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | Executive Avia | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1976 | Grum Amer AA-5A | Currie, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1976 | Grum Amer AA-5A | Idaho Spgs, Colorado, United States | Colo FLT Safet | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1976 | Grum Amer AA-5A | Boise, Idaho, United States | GEM State Avia | Fatal | 5 |
| 20 Nov 1977 | Grum Amer AA-5A | Seven Springs, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1977 | Grum Amer AA-5A | Ann Arbor, Michigan, 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 | - |