# Accident 19770515012249A: Grumav AA5A, Sheffield, TX, May 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1977
- Place: Sheffield, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.6859° N, 101.8224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheffield, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6859&lon=-101.8224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9574U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9574U-2017-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,896 total, 23 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DQG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770515012249A

## 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 FTW77DQG26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DQG26), May 15, 1977: Grum Amer AA5A (N9574U), Sheffield, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9574U (1)

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

- [Accident 20030830025089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030830025089A), Aug 30, 2003: Amrgen AA5A (N9574U), Harrisville, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon departure from runway #22, the pilot reported during climbout, just past 1000 MSL, he raised the flaps and lowered the nose to leave the pattern…

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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