HAMMOND, OR, USA
N5465L
GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5
THE ACFT WAS SEEN FIRST TO MAKE A TURN TO THE NORTH FOLLOWED BY A TURN TO THE SOUTH. IT THEN WENT INTO A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND DESCENDED UNTIL IT DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW. THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO APPARENT MALFUNCTION WITH EITHER THE ACFT OR THE ENG. TOXICOLOGY TEST RESULTS WERE NEGATIVE. SEVERAL WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PLT HAD ON OCCASION PERFORMED AEROBATICS WITH THE ACFT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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