# Accident 19771225042989A: Grumav AA5B, Desert Hot Spg, CA, December 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 25, 1977
- Place: Desert Hot Spg, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Aircraft: N74787, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74787-1981-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 0 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771225042989A

## Narrative

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

NON-INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT DESCENDED OUT OF VFR CONDITIONS INTO WX.

## 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 LAX78FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA015), Dec 25, 1977: Grum Amer AA-5B (N74787), Desert Hot Spg, CA, destroyed, 3 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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