# Accident 19751012034529A: Grumav AA5, Gilman, CO, October 12, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1975
- Place: Gilman, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.5328° N, 106.3939° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilman, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5328&lon=-106.3939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5434L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5434L-1976-05-24) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN76DTE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751012034529A

## Narrative

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

PLT STATED ENTRD WRNG CANYON.TRIED TO REVERSE COURSE,HAD TO LND IN TREES.DENS ALT ABT 12000FT.

## 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 DEN76DTE31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE31), Oct 12, 1975: Grum Amer AA5 (N5434L), Gilman, CO, 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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