# Accident 19730803026039A: Grumav AA5, Gaylord, MI, August 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1973
- Place: Gaylord, MI
- Airport: Gaylord
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 45.0130° N, 84.7034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GAYLORD RGNL (GLR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0130&lon=-84.7034&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5839L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5839L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730803026039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PORPOISED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74DEM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM13), Aug 3, 1973: Amer Avco AA5 (N5839L), Gaylord, MI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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