Gulfstream American AA-5A accident near Carthage, MS
On September 11, 1999, a Gulfstream American AA-5A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Carthage, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 11, 1999
- Place
- Carthage, MS
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream American AA-5A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 32.740°N, 89.530°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X19685
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 11, 1999, at 1622 central daylight time, a Gulfstream American (formerly Grumman American Aviation Corp.) AA-5A, N26801, collided with trees while maneuvering in Carthage, Mississippi. The airplane was operated by the owner/pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The commercial pilot received serious injuries, the pilot-rated passenger received fatal injuries, the second passenger received minor injuries, and the airplane sustained substantially damaged. The flight originated from Hawkins Field Airport in Jackson, Mississippi, at 1530. According to the owner of the airplane, the pilot-rated passenger called him on the morning of the accident and made arrangements to fly with him up to his farm property that afternoon to photograph timberland that had recently burned in a fire. At the time of their departure, the owner was seated in the left front seat, the pilot-rated passenger was seated in the right front seat, and the second passenger was seated in the rear left seat. After takeoff the pilot was initiated a climb to 3,000 feet and flew a 065 degree magnetic heading. Several minutes into the flight the pilot gave the flight controls to pilot-rated passenger. Once they arrived over the pilot's farm, the pilot regain controls of the airplane. He descended to 1,500 feet msl and flew several circles around the property boundaries. He then relinquished the controls back to the pilot-rated passenger, slid the airplane
Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain altitude clearance while maneuvering. A factor was the pine trees.
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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.
