# Accident 19780215004179A: Grumav AA5A, Savannah, GA, February 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1978
- Place: Savannah, GA
- Airport: Hopeton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26312, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26312-1994-07-13) (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: 64 total, 1 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780215004179A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA78FKG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG21), Feb 15, 1978: Grumman AA5-A (N26312), Savannah, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26312 (2)

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

- [Incident 19911119062299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911119062299I), Nov 19, 1991: Gulstm AA5A (N26312), Hatteras, NC, Minor damage. Pilot encountered gusty winds and made a hard landing.
- [Incident 19790319009519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790319009519I), Mar 19, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N26312), Macon, GA. Pilot landed over another aircraft without clearance.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.