Grumman AA-5A accident near Aberdeen, Idaho, April 6, 1986
On April 6, 1986 at about 3:45 pm local time, a Grumman AA-5A, registered N26792, was substantially damaged in an accident near Aberdeen, Idaho (Aberdeen Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 6, 1986 · about 3:45 pm local time
- Place
- Aberdeen, Idaho · Aberdeen Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5A
- Registration
- N26792 · registry record · serial 725
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RWY 25 WITH A LIGHT X-WIND FORM 040 DEGS AT 5 KTS. THE PLT ALLOWED THE ACFT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF THE NARROW RWY. AS FULL PWR WAS ADDED IN AN ATTEMPT TO GO-AROUND, THE ACFT STRUCK THE GROUND, VEERED LEFT THROUGH A FENCE AND THEN INTO A PLOWED FLD. THE PLT HAD PERFORMED 4 BALKED LANDINGS AT THIS ARPT DURING THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ANOTHER BALKED LANDING WAS MADE DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT LANDING. THE PLT REPORTED MOST OF HIS PRIOR EXPERIENCE WAS AT LARGER ARPTS.
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: student
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 25 hours in all; 25 in this make and model; 2 in the last 90 days; 4 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 924 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, October 24, 1985; 10 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,600 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2G (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: PIH Pocatello ID at 3:00 pm
- Destination: U36 Aberdeen ID
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 25, 3,669 ft by 45 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 040° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 5,000 ft
- Temperature: 48°F (9°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 3:45 pm from PIH, 14 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Other NTSB records under N26792 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number SEA86LA094.