Grumman American AA-5B, N28643L: Accident occurred July 05, 2021 near Wells Municipal Airport (KLWL), Elko County, Nevada

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. 

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident. 

Additional Participating Entity: 

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Reno, Nevada

Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:

https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket

https://registry.faa.gov/N28643

Location: Wells, NV

Accident Number: WPR21LA260

Date & Time: July 5, 2021, 11:00 Local 

Registration: N28643

Aircraft: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B

Injuries: 2 None

Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP.

Registration: N28643

Model/Series: AA-5B

Aircraft Category: Airplane

Amateur Built: No

Operator: On file

Operating Certificate(s) Held: None

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Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None 

Aircraft Damage: Substantial

Passenger Injuries: 1 None 

Aircraft Fire: None

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Aircraft Explosion: None

Total Injuries: 2 None

Latitude, Longitude: 41.117111,-114.92213