N37500 (Grumman American Avn. CORP. AA-5A) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on November 5, 1963.

Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).

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.

Earlier aircraft with this registration

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1977 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried N37500.

December 15, 1958AccidentHull loss
En route to Boston, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with icing. Both carburetors suffered icing in flight and both engines failed. The airplane went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located five miles southwest of Woonsocket. The airplane was destroyed upon impact and all seven occupants were killed. Crew: Alexander Sable, pilot, Edward Luidcinaitis, copilot. Passengers: Nelson A. Bergstend, Ferdinand Liot, Stephen Baksal, Raymond Buese, Jesse Hackney. Pr
Lockheed L-1856 LearStar · 7 fatalities
The pilot's decision to continue on to his destination in freezing weather after total power loss of one engine from induction icing. Contributing causal factors were the serious deficiency in weather briefing and inadequate information in the Airplane Flight Manual for the most effective use of carburetor anti-icing and deicing. Full accident record