Grum Amer AA-5A N9683U
30 July 1976 · West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 July 1976 at about 12:30 local time, a Grum Amer AA-5A registered N9683U, operated by Executive Avia, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- West Chester
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA-5A
- Registration
- N9683U
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Executive Avia
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Millville, Nj → Welland, Canada
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2496
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
TKOF ON CLOSED UPSLOPE RWY 35.TALL WEEDS AND GRASS IMPEDED ACCELERATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grum Amer AA-5A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 22 Jul 1976 | Grum Amer AA-5A | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | Rockwell Flyin | Fatal | 1 |
| 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 | - |