Grumman American AA-5 accident near Newcastle, WY
On August 17, 1999, a Grumman American AA-5 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Newcastle, WY. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 17, 1999
- Place
- Newcastle, WY
- Aircraft
- Grumman American AA-5 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.839°N, 104.210°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19479
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 17, 1999, at 1727 mountain daylight time, a Grumman American AA-5 Traveler, N1370R, was destroyed following impact with transmission wires near Newcastle, Wyoming. The airline transport pilot and his three passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was being operated by the pilot under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight which originated from Mondell Field, Newcastle, Wyoming, approximately 20 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. A family member said that he and the pilot had departed on July 30 for a cross-country flight from Poplar Grove, Illinois, to the west coast. On August 12 they began their return trip arriving at Custer, South Dakota, on August 14. He said that on August 16, the pilot gave him and two other family members a scenic flight around the Black Hills. According to the Mondell Field FBO manager at Newcastle, the pilot arrived on the morning of August 17. Family members said that the pilot moved the airplane from Custer, South Dakota, to Newcastle, Wyoming, because he was planning to give sighteseeing rides to family members who were at a nearby family reunion. The FBO manager said he observed the pilot give four sightseeing flights to family members, which he estimated were each 30 minutes in length. He further stated that the pilot approached him at approximately 1645, requesting to purchase additional fuel after his fifth flight. The pilot said that he would be back by 1730. A witness, located approximately 1.5 nm east of the accident site (N43 degrees
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and inadequate altitude/clearance from the transmission wires.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
