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Accidents · NTSB SEA82DA063 · Preliminary: the investigation is not finished

Grumman AA-5B accident near Salmon, Idaho, May 1, 1982

On May 1, 1982 at about 8:30 pm local time, a Grumman AA-5B, registered N28492, was substantially damaged in an accident near Salmon, Idaho (Salmon airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. 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 November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.

What the record shows

Date
May 1, 1982 · about 8:30 pm local time · cases in 1982
Place
Salmon, Idaho · Salmon · cases near this airport · map
Type
Accident
Injuries
No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
Weather
visual conditions (good weather)
Aircraft
Grumman AA-5B
Registration
N28492 · no longer on the register · serial 0640
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)

The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record

THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL ROUND OUT OR FLARE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED FROM 4-5 FEET. A SECOND SOMEWHAT HIGHER BOUNCE FOLLOWED AFTER WHICH THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND RAISED THE FLAPS FOR A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND IN ROUGH TERRAIN.

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: 337 hours in all; 3 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days; 279 as pilot in command
  • Medical certificate: Unknown
  • Seat: unk

The aircraft

  • Airframe total time: 1,395 hours
  • Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 1 hours since
  • Maximum gross weight: 2,000 lb
  • Seats: 4
  • Landing gear: fixed
  • Engine: O-360-A4K 180 (piston); 0 hours total
  • Operator: John Meadows Falcon Air INC.

The flight

  • Departed from: Boise ID at 1:30 pm
  • Destination: Salmon ID
  • Flight plan: VFR
  • Runway 34, 5,000 ft by 50 ft

Weather at the time

  • Light: daylight
  • Wind: from 335° at 5 knots
  • Visibility: 20 statute miles
  • Sky: not recorded; not recorded
  • Temperature: 167°F (75°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)

Injuries

FatalSeriousMinorNone
Crew1
Passengers3

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