Grum-Amer AA-5 N9553L
5 July 1980 · San Diego, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 July 1980 at about 22:56 local time, a Grum-Amer AA-5 registered N9553L, operated by Flying J AVN, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near San Diego, California, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Diego, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Brown Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum-Amer AA-5
- Registration
- N9553L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flying J AVN
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-1941
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 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 OBSD ENTERING A FOG BANK AFTER TKOF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grum-Amer AA-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Sep 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Manchester, New Hampshire, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1981 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Thayer, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 16 Sep 1979 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Princeton, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1979 | Grum Amer AA-5 | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 2 Aug 1980 | Cessna 152 | Santa Monica, California, United States | Wings West Inc | Minor injuries | - |