# Accident 19750204002739A: Grumav AA5, Polo, IL, February 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1975
- Place: Polo, IL
- Airport: Radio Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.9848° N, 89.5804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Polo, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9848&lon=-89.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5484L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5484L) (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: 3,803 total, 102 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75DEE45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750204002739A

## Narrative

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

SLOW ACCEL ON SOFT SOD RWY.COPILOT INITIATED ABORT,PLT ELECTED TO CONT TKOF.

## 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 CHI75DEE45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE45), Feb 4, 1975: Grum Amer AA-5 (N5484L), Polo, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5484L (2)

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

- [Accident 19790519026959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519026959A), May 19, 1979: Gulstm AA5 (N5484L), Harvard, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot touched down 1000 ft beyond end of a 2500 ft runway. Slid off end in wet grass.
- [Accident 19750914030449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750914030449A), Sep 14, 1975: Gulstm AA5 (N5484L), Necedah, WI, Substantial damage. Wind sock located in prominent psn.

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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