# Accident 19740511015969A: Grumav AA5, Flagstaff, AZ, May 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1974
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5445L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5445L-2017-03-13) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 84 total, 4 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUJ60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740511015969A

## Narrative

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

LOST PWR.LNDD ON ROAD,HIT STAKE,DMGD WING.FURTHER DMG OCCURRED DR ABORTED TKOF ATMT.

## 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 LAX74DUJ60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ60), May 11, 1974: Amer Avco AA5 (N5445L), Flagstaff, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5445L (1)

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

- [Incident 19890512029579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890512029579I), May 12, 1989: Gulstm AA5B (N5445L), North Myrtle Be, SC, Minor damage. Made a hard landing. Aircraft porpoised and nose pitched down. Damaged propeller.

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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