# Accident 19771224041439A: Grumav AA5A, Sterling, MA, December 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1977
- Place: Sterling, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.4376° N, 71.7606° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sterling, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4376&lon=-71.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9961U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9961U) (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: 465 total, 6 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771224041439A

## Narrative

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

CLRD ENG ON BASE,AT 300FT WHEN THROTTLE ADVANCED ENG DID NOT RESPOND.

## 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 NYC78FNE01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE01), Dec 24, 1977: Grum Amer AA5-A (N9961U), Sterling, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9961U (2)

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

- [Incident 20230425004089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230425004089I), Apr 25, 2023: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N9961U), Muskegon, MI, Minor damage. On 04/25/2023 at approximately 1601 EDT, a Grumman model AA-5A aircraft, was conducting a training flight. During the landing the student pilot experienced a…
- [Incident 20220320003109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220320003109I), Mar 20, 2022: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N9961U), Freeland, MI, Minor damage. On 20 March, 2022 at 15:29 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Grumman model AA-A5A aircraft, N9961U, [privacy data omitted], and operated by an student pilot for a…

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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