Gulfstream American AA-5A accident near Greeneville, TN
On September 1, 2002, a Gulfstream American AA-5A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Greeneville, TN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 1, 2002
- Place
- Greeneville, TN
- Aircraft
- Gulfstream American AA-5A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.203°N, 82.805°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020910X01565
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 1, 2002, about 1650 eastern daylight time, a Gulfstream American AA-5A, N9807U, registered to and operated by a private individual, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed shortly after takeoff at Greeneville, Tennessee. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot received fatal injuries, and the airplane was destroyed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The accident airplane struck trees and impacted the ground about 0.5 mile from the center of the airport, north of the departure end of runway 05, and a postcrash fire ensued. A witness stated that she was in her back yard, and heard three loud noises each sounding like a "backfire", and she looked up and saw an airplane over a road near her home. The witness further stated that the engine was not operating, and it appeared that the airplane was gliding towards the airport, and it descended in a wooded area, followed by the sound of a loud "boom", after which she saw smoke. Another witness stated that she was sitting outside and she heard an airplane engine "sputter', and the propeller was observed to have stopped turning. She said that when the engine 'sputtered", the airplane turned toward the airport, and from that point on she did not hear the engine operating. She said the airplane started descending, and she heard a loud " boom" and saw smoke. A third witness, a flight instructor, stated that he and his student were getting into a Cessna 172 for an instructional flight, and he heard the accident airplan
Probable cause
A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's decision to continue flight with a known equipment deficiency. Also causal was the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall.
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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.
