# Accident 19771120035559A: Grumav AA5A, Seven Springs, PA, November 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1977
- Place: Seven Springs, PA
- Airport: Seven Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.0100° N, 79.3219° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Seven Springs Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0100&lon=-79.3219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9993U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9993U-2019-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 5 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FGM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771120035559A

## Narrative

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

AIRMET WARNED OF TURBC & 30KT WINDS BELOW 2000FT AGL.

## 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 NYC78FGM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGM10), Nov 20, 1977: Grum Amer AA-5A (N9993U), Seven Springs, PA, 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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