# NTSB Accident CHI98LA311
> **Grumman American AA-5B** · 1998-08-13 · DECATUR, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA311
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10801
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-13
- **Location:** DECATUR, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.829105, -84.920448
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman American
- **Model:** AA-5B
- **Registration:** N74827
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the takeoff and his premature raising of the flaps which resulted in the stall/mush condition.

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