Grum Amer AA-5A C-GMWC

Summary

On 10 June 1978 at about 11:30 local time, a Grum Amer AA-5A registered C-GMWC, operated by AD Astra Aviat, was involved in an accident during in flight near Kettle Falls, Washington, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 June 1978 at 11:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Kettle Falls, Washington, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grum Amer AA-5A

Registration

C-GMWC

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

AD Astra Aviat

Operating rule

Fixed Base Operator

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Castlegar, Bc → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

E-0011

4 people died.

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

STRUCK POWER LINES OVER COLUMBIA RIVER AT 70 FT AGL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.