# Accident 19750515022121A: Grumav AA5, Elwood, IN, May 15, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1975
- Place: Elwood, IN
- Airport: Elwood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 40.2528° N, 85.8333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Elwood Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2528&lon=-85.8333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1332R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1332R-1976-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 28 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75AC087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750515022121A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HIGH ON APCH, IP INIATED SLIP WITH WING DWN ABT 20 DEG. COLLIDED WITH N9405B OVR RWY CTR.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9405B, Cessna 175: [Accident 19750515022122A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750515022122A)

## 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 CHI75AC087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC087), May 15, 1975: Grum Amer AA-5 (N1332R), Elwood, IN, 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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