# Accident 19761002033109A: Grumav AA5A, Idaho Spgs, CO, October 2, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1976
- Place: Idaho Spgs, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 39.7488° N, 105.5047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Idaho Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7488&lon=-105.5047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9716U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9716U-1981-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 147 total, 4 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761002033109A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 DEN77FTE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE01), Oct 2, 1976: Grum Amer AA-5A (N9716U), Idaho Spgs, CO, destroyed

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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