# Accident 19760822025469A: Grumav AA5, Allentown, PA, August 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1976
- Place: Allentown, PA
- Airport: Allentown Abe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.5936° N, 75.4784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allentown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5936&lon=-75.4784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7133L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7133L) (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: 823 total, 24 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FHA50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA50) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760822025469A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE DID NOT DEVELOPE FULL POWER ON TAKE-OFF,ABORTED,STRUCK FENCE.SPARK PLUG FOUND TO BE FOULED.

## 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 NYC76FHA50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA50), Aug 22, 1976: Grum Amer AA-5 (N7133L), Allentown, PA, 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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