# Accident 19771028036629A: Grumav AA5A, Ann Arbor, MI, October 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1977
- Place: Ann Arbor, MI
- Airport: Ann Arbor Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 42.2229° N, 83.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANN ARBOR MUNI (ARB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2229&lon=-83.7457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N766MF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N766MF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,620 total, 80 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEC03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771028036629A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON RAMP AREA AT CLOSED ARPT AT NIGHT.LNDG LIGHT INTERMITTANT.

## 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 CHI78DEC03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEC03), Oct 28, 1977: Grum Amer AA-5A (N766MF), Ann Arbor, MI, 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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