Grum Amer AA-1A N5765L
7 April 1980 · Galax, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 April 1980 at about 16:50 local time, a Grum Amer AA-1A registered N5765L was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Galax, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Galax, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA-1A
- Registration
- N5765L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Bloomington, In → Radford, Va
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0255
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
PIC ENTERED LOW CEILING AND VISIBILITY, BECAME DISORIENTED, LOW ON FUEL.LANDED ON GOLF COURSE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grum Amer AA-1A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-1A | Clinton, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1980 | Grum Amer AA-1A | Troy, Michigan, United States | Rockwell Inter | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 1977 | Grum Amer AA-1A | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Westside Airpk | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1977 | Grum Amer AA-1A | Placerville, California, United States | Executive Air | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jun 1977 | Grum Amer AA-1A | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Sep 1976 | Grum Amer AA-1A | Voluntown, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |