# Accident 19770704017939A: Grumav AA5, Rutherfordton, NC, July 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1977
- Place: Rutherfordton, NC
- Airport: Rutherford County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.3640° N, 81.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rutherfordton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3640&lon=-81.9612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N920JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N920JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-340 series (registry code 41510, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 148 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DKM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKM26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770704017939A

## 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 IAD77DKM26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKM26), Jul 4, 1977: Grum Amer AA5 (N920JL), Rutherfordton, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N920JL (1)

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

- [Accident 20201025015089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201025015089A), Oct 25, 2020: American AA-5 (N920JL), Baxley, GA, Substantial damage. The pilot and two passengers departed Baxley Municipal Airport (kbhc) runway 26. At approximately 600 feet, a loss of engine power occurred. The aircraft made…

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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