Plane Crash List

Grumman AA5 CGRRE

8 August 1992 · Pinecreek, Minnesota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 August 1992 at about 20:05 local time, a Grumman AA5 registered CGRRE, operated by Reimer, ALF J., was involved in an accident near Pinecreek, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:05
Classification
Accident
Location
Pinecreek, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Grumman AA5
Registration
CGRRE
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Reimer, ALF J.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Detroit Lakes
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI92LA234

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WITH ONE PASSENGER ABOARD THE AIRPLANE, INITIATED A TAKEOFF. HE STATED THAT DURING INITIAL CLIMB THE STALL WARNING HORN WENT OFF AND HE FELT THE WING SHUDDER. HE ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE. A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE TO AN OPEN FIELD. A POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WHICH WOULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Grumman AA5 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
11 Jul 1992 Grumman AA5
N28410
Soledad, California, United States Advanced Aero Dynamics & Struc Minor injuries -
20 Jul 1991 Grumman AA5
N9599L
Oakland, Maryland, United States Daniel K. Barnhart Serious injuries -
4 Dec 1994 Grumman AA5
N6353L
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15 Sep 1986 Grumman AA5
N28987
Reno, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
2 Sep 1985 Grumman AA5
N16LB
Boone, Iowa, United States - Minor injuries -
24 Sep 1984 Grumman AA5-B
N74107
Luka, Mississippi, United States - No injuries -

All 34 records for this type

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