# Accident 19730904027879A: Grumav AA5, Mt Upton, NY, September 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1973
- Place: Mt Upton, NY
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.4265° N, 75.3832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Upton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4265&lon=-75.3832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5458L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5458L-2011-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 13 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DFA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730904027879A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK FENCE AT END OF RWY.

## 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 NYC74DFA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DFA08), Sep 4, 1973: Amer Avco AA-5 (N5458L), Mt Upton, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5458L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20080530846699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080530846699I), May 30, 2008: Amrgen AA5 (N5458L), Harrisburg, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot approached rwy 30 faster than normal. Touched down on the main wheels first, then the aircraft began to porpoise. On the second or third touchdown…

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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