ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 130143
Last updated: 30 January 2020
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| Date: | 02-JAN-1972 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5A Cheetah |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5803L |
| C/n / msn: | AA5-0003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tew Mac Airport, Tewksbury, Massachusetts -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Tew Mac Airport (FAA LID: B09) Tewksbury, Massachusetts |
| Tew Mac Airport (FAA LID: B09) Tewksbury, Massachusetts | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Third production Grumman American AA-5: first registered as N5803L on 12 October 1971. Written off (destroyed) January 2, 1972 when crashed on take off at the start of a local flight from Tew Mac Airport, Tewksbury, Massachusetts (at approximate Coordinates: 42°35′32″N 71°12′16″W). Take off attempted from runway area too short for existing conditions. Local weather conditions included snow and slush, 1/4 to 1/2 inches deep.
Carburettor icing was also considered to be a possible contributary cause. Aircraft caught fire after impact, but the four persons on board (instructor, pilot under training and two passengers) all survived.
C of A expired 14 January 1977, but registration N5803L not finally cancelled by the FAA on 8 December 2010.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC72FNA24 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=63342&key=0&queryId=77d5d570-56bb-46f5-bf0b-3550fbbe2316&pgno=2&pgsize=50
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=5803L
3. http://www.aviationdb.com/Aviation/Aircraft/5/N5803L.shtm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tew-Mac_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-May-2016 17:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-May-2016 17:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2016 18:16 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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