# Accident 19741220040049A: Grumav AA5, California, MD, December 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1974
- Place: California, MD
- Airport: St Marys County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 38.3157° N, 76.5522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST MARY'S COUNTY RGNL (2W6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3157&lon=-76.5522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9516L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9516L-2005-07-18) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 7 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD75FIA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741220040049A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 IAD75FIA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FIA01), Dec 20, 1974: Grumman AA5 (N9516L), California, MD, destroyed

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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