# Accident 19740822027819A: Grumav AA5, Homestead, FL, August 22, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1974
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5452L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5452L-2016-11-14) (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: 2,004 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 270 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA75DKT12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740822027819A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPTD AT 500FT AGL ACFT SUSTAINED BIRD STRIKE HIT TREE AFTR MOMENTARILY LOST CTL.

## 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 MIA75DKT12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKT12), Aug 22, 1974: Amer Avco AA5 (N5452L), Homestead, FL, 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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