# Accident 19770820027539A: Grumav AA5, League City, TX, August 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1977
- Place: League City, TX
- Airport: S And S Pipeline
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 29.5075° N, 95.0949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of League City, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5075&lon=-95.0949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5897L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5897L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-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: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FRA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770820027539A

## Narrative

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

TURN MADE TO AVOID POWER LINE OFF END OF RUNWAY

## 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 FTW77FRA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FRA32), Aug 20, 1977: Grumman AA5 (N5897L), League City, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5897L (1)

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

- [Incident 19920712031669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920712031669I), Jul 12, 1992: Gulstm AA5 (N5897L), Cocoa, FL, Minor damage. On final,wind gust caused aircraft to porpoise on touch down. Nose gear broke. Made go around. Landed on 2 wheels.

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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