Final 1 fatal Dec 29, 2019

N26455 crash at College Park, MD

American Aviation AA5 — Loss of control in flight at CGS (College Park, MD)

DateDec 29, 2019

Tail numberN26455

AircraftAmerican AA5 · Grumman AA-5 Tiger/Cheetah · AA5

LocationCGS — College Park, MD

Phase of flightInitial Climb

OperationPart 91 Personal

Injuries1 fatal

NTSB caseERA20FA060

Probable cause

The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation after entering a climbing turn in instrument meteorological conditions.

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