# Accident 19770330033899A: Grumav AA5B, Frankfort Il, IL, March 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1977
- Place: Frankfort Il, IL
- Airport: Frankfort Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.4775° N, 87.8405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Frankfort Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4775&lon=-87.8405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74406, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74406) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,290 total, 35 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77DEE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEE16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770330033899A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPRTD WIND GUSTING 50K.WX BRIEF BY MDW TWR & ATIS.

## 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 CHI77DEE16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77DEE16), Mar 30, 1977: Grumman AA5 (N74406), Frankfort, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N74406 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780223001609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780223001609I), Feb 23, 1978: Gulstm AA5B (N74406), Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control after landing on icy runway.

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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