# Accident 19770807022509A: Grumav AA5, Oakland, CA, August 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1977
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Airport: Oakdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5446L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5446L-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVA48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770807022509A

## 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 OAK77DVA48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVA48), Aug 7, 1977: Grumman AA5 (N5446L), Oakland, CA, destroyed

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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