Plane Crash List

Grumman AA-5A N9958U

21 February 1982 · Monona, Iowa, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 February 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Grumman AA-5A registered N9958U, operated by Wings Over Iowa, was involved in an accident near Monona, Iowa, United States. 4 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 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Monona, Iowa, United States
Nearest airport
Monona Municipal (7C3)
Coordinates
43.0505, -91.3895
Aircraft
Grumman AA-5A
Registration
N9958U
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Wings Over Iowa
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Monona → Winona
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC82DA038

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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 TAXIED TO THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY TO DEPART WITH THREE PASSENGERS. HE BEGAN A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ROLL ON A SOFT, WET RUNWAY WITH 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS LIFTED OFF EARLY. IT WAS HELD OFF AS THE PLANE ACCELERATED. THE PILOT REPORTED REACHING AN AIRSPEED THAT WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH. THE PLANE LIFTED OFF, BUT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT INITIATED AN ABORT BY REDUCING THE POWER TO IDLE AND APPLYING BRAKES. THE PLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, WENT THROUGH A DITCH, AND CAME TO REST ON A ROAD. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED. THE PROPELLER, LOWER COWLING, AND RIGHT WING WERE DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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