Amateur-built AA-5B accident near Newburg, Pennsylvania, July 11, 1982
On July 11, 1982 at about 1:30 pm local time, a amateur-built AA-5B, registered N28970, was destroyed in an accident near Newburg, Pennsylvania. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 11, 1982 · about 1:30 pm local time
- Place
- Newburg, Pennsylvania · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built AA-5B
- Registration
- N28970 · no longer on the register · serial AA5B 0912
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT ON A PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLEW INTO TREES ON A SLOPE OF BLUE MOUNTAIN, PA AT THE 2284 FOOT LEVEL. THE WEATHER IN THE AREA WAS FOGGY AND THE MOUNTAIN TOPS WERE OBSCURED IN CLOUDS. THERE IS NO RECORD OF A WEATHER BRIEFING OR COMMUNICATION BY THE FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.
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: single-engine land
- Flight time: 125 hours in all
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 413 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 36 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,400 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A4K (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: Pittsburgh PA at 8:30 am
- Destination: Manville NJ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 9:30 am, 3 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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