1 fatal · Grumman American AA-5B · 1996-07-08 · ST MARIES, ID, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA96LA146
Event ID
20001208X06363
Type
Accident
Date
1996-07-08
Location
ST MARIES, ID, USA
Coordinates
47.199752, -116.550491
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Grumman American
Model
AA-5B
Registration
N28452
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot's impairment of judgment and performance due to a drug (marijuana), and his failure to see-and-avoid power lines. The pilot's intentional low altitude flight was a related factor.