# Accident 19770321005369A: Grumav AA5, Gadsden, AL, March 21, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1977
- Place: Gadsden, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 34.0143° N, 86.0066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gadsden, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0143&lon=-86.0066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5470L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5470L-1977-05-06) (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: 775 total, 45 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770321005369A

## Narrative

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

PLT LANDED ENROUTE DUE WEATHER,THEN CONTINUED FLT.HIT OBSCURED MTN TOP.

## 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 MIA77FKJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ23), Mar 21, 1977: Grum Amer AA5 (N5470L), Gadsden, AL, destroyed

## Other reports on N5470L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19751005032459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751005032459A), Oct 5, 1975: Grumav AA5 (N5470L), Grove, OK, Substantial damage. Lnd on unltd fld. Hit irrigation equip also.

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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