Grumman AMERICAN AA-5A N26798
3 August 1983 · Chino, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 August 1983 at about 18:51 local time, a Grumman AMERICAN AA-5A registered N26798, operated by Great American Aero, was involved in an accident near Chino, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:51
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chino, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chino (CNO)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman AMERICAN AA-5A
- Registration
- N26798
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Great American Aero
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fullerton → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83FUG20
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE PILOT STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF FROM A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE ACFT LOST POWER. THE FUEL BOOST PUMPS WERE ON AND THE MIXTURE WAS FULL RICH. HE SWITCHED FUEL TANKS BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT REGAIN POWER. THE ACFT WAS LANDED IN A HAY FIELD. A POST ACCIDENT RUN OF THE ENGINE DISCLOSED A SHORTED LEAD FROM THE NO. 2 MAGNETO.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman AMERICAN accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 1983 | Grumman AMERICAN AA-1C | Tea, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1983 | Grumman AMERICAN AA-B | Bucklin, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1982 | Grumman AMERICAN AA-1B | Gatesville, North Carolina, United States | John M. Winesette | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1984 | Grumman AMERICAN AA1 | Mesa, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 May 1984 | Grumman AMERICAN AA-1B | Tallassee, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1983 | Enstrom F280C | Concord, California, United States | Air Executive | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1983 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-CD | Compton, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1983 | Van's RV-3A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150L | Daggett, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1983 | Cessna 172N | Woodland, California, United States | River City Air/Charter | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-38-112 | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |