Grum Amer AA-5B N4553D
31 July 1981 · Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 July 1981 at about 18:48 local time, a Grum Amer AA-5B registered N4553D was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:48
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cozy Cove
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grum Amer AA-5B
- Registration
- N4553D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Reading, Pa → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2854
People
3 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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
FLAPS FULL DOWN.
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Other Grum Amer AA-5B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Vancouver, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jul 1981 | Grum-Amer AA-5B | Custer, South Dakota, United States | Custer Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Provo, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Conroe, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Hamburg, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jan 1981 | Grum Amer AA-5B | Bullhead City, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |