# Accident 19770416013479A: Gulstm AA5, Flagstaff, AZ, April 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1977
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Airport: Flagstaff Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.1981° N, 111.6513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flagstaff, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1981&lon=-111.6513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9894U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9894U-1977-07-29) (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: GULSTM AA5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 1,197 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770416013479A

## Narrative

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

DENSITY ALTITUDE 9200 FEET.

## 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 LAX77FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA038), Apr 16, 1977: Grum Amer AA5-A (N9894U), Flagstaff, AZ, destroyed, 4 fatal

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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