# NTSB Accident DEN92FA020
> **GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5A** · 1991-12-25 · MONTE VISTA, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN92FA020
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18582
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1991-12-25
- **Location:** MONTE VISTA, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.56998, -106.13932
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GRUMMAN AMERICAN
- **Model:** AA-5A
- **Registration:** N9991U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

AN INADVERTENT STALL BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO EFFECT RECOVERY.  FACTORS WERE:  AIRCRAFT GROSS WEIGHT ABOVE MAXIMUM; PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT OF THE PILOT; LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE; LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE; AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN TYPE.

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