Grumman AA-5B N28820
3 October 1982 · Denver, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 October 1982 at about 22:45 local time, a Grumman AA-5B registered N28820, operated by William T. JAY, was involved in an accident near Denver, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Denver, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.4709, -81.2403
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5B
- Registration
- N28820
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William T. JAY
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Atlanta → Greensboro
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA002
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
WHILE CRUISING AT 3500 FT MSL, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE (LIKE AN EXPLOSION) AND SAW THE ENGINE COWLING COME OPEN. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE MOVEMENT. DURING A FORCED LANDING IN A PASTURE, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE, AND AT THAT TIME, THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. WITNESSES, WHO SAW THE PLANE LAND, STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS JUST HANGING ON AND DROPPING DOWN DURING THE APPROACH. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT 1 BLADE OF THE MCCAULEY, 1A170 PROPELLER HAD FAILED AND SEPARATED IN FLIGHT. A A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED THE BLADE HAD FAILED FROM HIGH CYCLE, LOW STRESS FATIGUE CRACKING. THE CRACK INITIATED FROM AN AREA ADJACENT TO AN ATTACHMENT BOLT HOLE. AD 80-04-05 HAD PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED A CRACKING PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL/PROPELLER. IT CALLED FOR A ONE TIME DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION WHICH HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON THE FAILED PROPELLER. AFTER THIS ACCIDENT, AD 82-27-01 WAS ISSUED TO INSPECT THIS MAKE AND MODEL EVERY 200 HRS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1982 | Grumman AA-5B | Corvallis, Oregon, United States | George Zeller | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jan 1982 | Grumman AA-5B | 10 Nm W Lee Vin, California, United States | Ronald James Vaughan | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Apr 1982 | Grumman AA-5B | Paulden, Arizona, United States | Embry-Riddle University | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 1982 | Grumman AA-5B | Lebanon, Oregon, United States | Jefferson Flight Center | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1982 | Grumman AA-5B | Salmon, Idaho, United States | John Meadows Falcon Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1982 | Grumman AA-5B | Sunriver, Oregon, United States | Mike Remick | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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