# Accident 19771228041519A: Gulstm AA5, Anaconda, MT, December 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1977
- Place: Anaconda, MT
- Airport: Anaconda
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 46.1285° N, 112.9423° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anaconda, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1285&lon=-112.9423&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9968U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9968U-1978-02-16) (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: GULSTM AA5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 80 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771228041519A

## Narrative

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

TKOF IN DARKNESS,HEAVY FOG VICINITY OF ARPT.CRASHED AFTER TKOF IN DESCENDING RT TURN.FND 12/30/77.

## 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 SEA78FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA015), Dec 28, 1977: Grum Amer AA-5A (N9968U), Anaconda, MT, destroyed, 2 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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