Accident Grumman American AA-5 Traveler N9519L,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40959
 
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Date:Friday 6 July 1984
Time:14:25
Type:Silhouette image of generic AA5 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman American AA-5 Traveler
Owner/operator:private
Registration: N9519L
MSN: AA5-0619
Year of manufacture:1974
Total airframe hrs:1167 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING O-320-E2G
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Woodstock, NY -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Burlington, VT (BTV)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
ACFT WAS ON A VFR PERSONAL FLIGHT. WITNESS ON MOUNTAIN SLOPE HEARD SOUNDS OF APPROACHING ACFT, OBSERVED BRIEF GLIMPSE OF ACFT WHEEL AND WING THROUGH CLOUD AND FOG ABOUT 100 FT AWAY, AT TREE-TOP LEVEL. A FEW SECONDS LATER. WITNESS HEARD ENG SOUND CEASE. INVESTIGATION SHOWED ACFT CUT A LEVEL SWATH THROUGH TREES DURING IMPACT SEQUENCE. CAUSE:

Sources:

NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X40456

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
21-Dec-2016 19:23 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]

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