# Accident 19770313005209A: Grumav AA5B, Rapid City, SD, March 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1977
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Lien
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 44.0805° N, 103.2310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rapid City, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0805&lon=-103.2310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74878, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74878) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 10 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FTK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770313005209A

## Narrative

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

PLT ABORTED LNDG TWICE DUE TO WIND BEFORE SETTING ACFT DOWN.

## 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 MKC77FTK11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FTK11), Mar 13, 1977: Grumann AA-5 (N74878), Rapid City, SD, 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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