# Accident 19750101003849A: Grumav AA5, Van Wert, OH, January 1, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1975
- Place: Van Wert, OH
- Airport: Van Wert Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 40.8639° N, 84.6080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN WERT COUNTY (VNW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8639&lon=-84.6080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6420L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6420L-1975-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 35 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEK19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750101003849A

## Narrative

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

CRUISE AND RANGE PERFORMANCE CHART FOR LEAN MIX. PLT USED RICH MIX.

## 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 CHI75FEK19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEK19), Jan 1, 1975: Grum Amer AA5 (N6420L), Van Wert, OH, 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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