Grumman AA5 accident near Brookville, Ohio, May 13, 1982
On May 13, 1982 at about 9:45 pm local time, a Grumman AA5, registered N4522E, was substantially damaged in an accident near Brookville, Ohio (Brookville Airpark airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 4 people had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 12, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- May 13, 1982 · about 9:45 pm local time · cases in 1982
- Place
- Brookville, Ohio · Brookville Airpark · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 4 people had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA5
- Registration
- N4522E · registry record · serial AA5B1082
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ON TAKEOFF WITH 3 PASSENGERS AND FULL FUEL THE PILOT PULLED THE NOSE UP AND PUSHED THE NOSE BACK DOWN TO BUILD AIRPSEED.THE AIRCRAFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE, VEERED TO THE LEFT, NOSED OVER IMPACTING THE GROUND LEFT WING FIRST. THE FIELD ELEVATION IS 1040 FEET MSL AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 87 DEGREES.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land
- Flight time: 283 hours in all; 12 in this make and model; 13 in the last 90 days; 174 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 841 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 169 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: I62 Brookville OH at 5:45 pm
- Destination: I62 Brookville OH
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 2,550 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 200° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 189°F (87°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N4522E the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N4522E on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Grumman 442 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Lycoming O-360 1,067 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Accidents and incidents in Ohio 1,877 since 1982 · 246 in the last ten years
- Ohio 8,533 aircraft registered
- Other NTSB records under N4522E 2 records · the number may have belonged to another aircraft at the time
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI82DA164.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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