Grumman American AA-5B N81262
8 October 1982 · Albin, Wyoming, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 October 1982 at about 23:30 local time, a Grumman American AA-5B registered N81262, operated by Eugene E. Liebel, was involved in an accident near Albin, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albin, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman American AA-5B
- Registration
- N81262
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Eugene E. Liebel
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Brighton → Bismark
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- DEN83FTC01
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
THE PILOT WAS ON PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY. THERE WAS NO RECORD OF A PRE-FLIGHT OR IN-FLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING. THE WEATHER AT THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEARD CIRCLING, BUT IT WAS NOT SEEN DUE TO SNOW. THE WINDS APPROACHED 50 TO 75 KTS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND LEFT WING FIRST IN A SLIGHT BANK AND IN A SHALLOW DESCENT. IT IMPACTED IN AN OPEN FIELD AND DEMOLISHED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman American AA-5B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sep 1982 | Grumman American AA-5B | Hancock, New York, United States | Zakaria S. Abdelaziz | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1983 | Grumman American AA-5B | Nacogdoches, Texas, United States | David M. Blacklock | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1983 | Grumman American AA-5B | Boulder, Colorado, United States | Castlewood Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 11 Nov 1983 | Grumman American AA-5B | Okeechobee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | Grumman American AA-5B | Midland, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Apr 1983 | Grumman American AA-5B | Waimanalo, Oahu, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 1982 | Cessna 180D | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Laurita Hefner/Sanna Green | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1982 | Gulfstream American G-159C | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | U.s. Aviation, Inc./Air U.s., | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1982 | Grumman G-159C | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | U.s. Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 1982 | Helio H-395 | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | Jonathan H. Reiners | No injuries | - |
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| 27 May 1982 | Cessna 172P | Osage, Wyoming, United States | Northern Productions | Fatal | 1 |