Grumman American AA-5B accident near Danville, VA
On April 19, 2007, a Grumman American AA-5B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Danville, VA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 19, 2007
- Place
- Danville, VA
- Aircraft
- Grumman American AA-5B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 36.573°N, 79.336°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070504X00515
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 19, 2007, about 0910 eastern daylight time, a Grumman American AA-5B, N4535N, was destroyed when it impacted trees while on approach to Danville Regional Airport (DAN), Danville, Virginia. The certificated private pilot and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight destined for Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR), Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The personal flight was conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the airplane was in radio and radar contact with air traffic control (ATC) at 7,000 feet mean sea level (msl), when the pilot declared a medical emergency and requested to divert to DAN. During the diversion, the pilot (a dentist) advised ATC that he believed his passenger, who was diabetic, was experiencing "tremors." In a subsequent transmission he advised ATC that he was "wrestling with the other guy." The pilot later advised that he had the airport in sight and ATC cleared him for a straight in visual approach to runway 13; however, the pilot did not acknowledge the clearance, and moments later, radar contact was lost. The wreckage was located in a wooded area, approximately 1 mile northwest of DAN. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot held a private pilot certificate, with ratings for airplane single engine land and instrument airplane. His most recent FAA third class medical certificate was issued on September 2, 2005. At that time, the pilot rep
Probable cause
The passenger's inadvertent interference with the flight controls due to his physiological condition. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control.
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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.
