# Accident 19750411007869A: Grumav AA5, Tewksbury, MA, April 11, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1975
- Place: Tewksbury, MA
- Airport: Tew-Mac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.5975° N, 71.2046° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TEW MAC (80MA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5975&lon=-71.2046&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5414L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5414L) (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: 197 total, 28 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75DNA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNA39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750411007869A

## Narrative

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

MONOCULAR VISION.PLT SAW TRUCK AND MAN WAVING THOUGHT HE HAD ADEQUATE CLEARANCE.

## 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 NYC75DNA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNA39), Apr 11, 1975: Grum Amer AA-5 (N5414L), Tewksbury, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5414L (1)

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

- [Incident 19880902053019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880902053019I), Sep 2, 1988: Gulstm AA5 (N5414L), Falmouth, MA. N5414L reported flying very low over chapoquiot beach. Passes and maneuvers for 30 minutes. Pilots identity unknown

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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