# Accident 19771023038779A: Grumav AA5A, Pierce, NE, October 23, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1977
- Place: Pierce, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 42.1995° N, 97.5292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pierce, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1995&lon=-97.5292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9762U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9762U-1977-11-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 56 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771023038779A

## 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 MKC78FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA002), Oct 23, 1977: Grumann AA-5A (N9762U), Pierce, NE, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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