# Accident 19771012032669A: Grumav AA5, Lafayette, LA, October 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1977
- Place: Lafayette, LA
- Airport: Lafayette Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Location: 30.2053° N, 91.9876° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2053&lon=-91.9876&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5421L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5421L) (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: 322 total, 191 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771012032669A

## Narrative

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

BRAKE LININGS WORN TO RIVET HEADS.DISKS RUSTED & GLAZED.BRAKES HELD AFTR ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW78DRD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DRD03), Oct 12, 1977: Grumman AA-5 (N5421L), Lafayette, LA, substantial damage

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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