Grumman AA5 accident near Woodbranch, TX
On October 25, 2020, a Grumman AA5 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Woodbranch, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- October 25, 2020
- Place
- Woodbranch, TX
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA5 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.182°N, 95.193°W
- NTSB ID
- 20201025102185
Official records · CEN21FA026
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- N26136 Air Traffic Control History Of Flight: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn October 25, 2020, about 0837 central daylight time, a Grumman AA-5A airplane, N26136, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Woodbranch, Texas. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to information provided by Air Traffic Control (ATC), the airplane took off on a cross-country flight in instrument meteorological conditions from runway 17 at the North Houston Airport (9X1) with a destination of Liberty, Texas (T78). Radar and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data showed a normal takeoff and climb to the south and a subsequent left turn to the east. As the airplane climbed through 1,600 ft, the pilot established communications with ATC and requested an instrument flight rules (IFR) clearance to T78. The ATC controller asked if they were flying under visual flight rules at that time. The pilot replied in the affirmative. The ATC controller then asked the pilot if they could maintain their own terrain and obstruction clearance until leaving 1,700 ft, to which the pilot responded in the affirmative. The ATC controller cleared the airplane to T78 via radar vectors and instructed the pilot to climb to 3,000 ft and fly a heading of 270°. The airplane made a left turn to a northeast heading when the controller instructed them to stop their turn and climb to 3,000 ft. The airplane climbed through 2,200 ft when the ATC controller advised the pilot of antennas in front of them and again instructed him to climb to 3,000 ft. T
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial disorientation.
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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.
