N28345 (Grumman American Avn. CORP. AA-5B) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows 2 earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on May 20, 1953.

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1977 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N28345.

May 17, 1953AccidentHull loss
Flight 318 departed Dallas, Texas, on a VFR Flight Plan at 1310, on time, for Atlanta, Georgia, with a scheduled stop at Shreveport, Louisiana. The crew consisted of Captain Douglas B. yolk, First Officer James P. Stewart and Stewardess Joanne Carlson; there were 17 passengers including one infant.
Douglas DC-3 · 19 fatalities
The Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was: - the encountering of conditions in a severe thunderstorm that resulted in loss of effective control of the aircraft, and - the failure of the captain to adhere to company directives requiring the avoidance of thunderstorms when conditions would allow such action. Full accident record