# Accident 19771112034619A: Grumav AA5A, Billings, MT, November 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1977
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26106, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26106) (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: 76 total, 3 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FTA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTA05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771112034619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TALKING TO PAX.GOT LOW ON FINAL.RAISED FLAPS,BEGAN TO DESCEND,LOWERED FLAPS.

## 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 SEA78FTA05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTA05), Nov 12, 1977: Grum Amer AA5A (N26106), Billings, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26106 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790805029499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790805029499I), Aug 5, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N26106), Lewistown, MT, Minor damage. Struck telephone lines after liftoff. Landed straight ahead. Density altitude not calculated by pilot.

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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