# Accident 19780302002169A: Grumav AA5A, Greensboro, NC, March 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1978
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Air Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 36.1736° N, 79.8031° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AIR HARBOR (W88), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1736&lon=-79.8031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9928U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9928U) (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: 118 total, 59 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78DKM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780302002169A

## Narrative

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

DESTINATION ARPT IFR,STALLED ONTO RWY AT ALTERNATE IN MARGINAL WXDITIONS.5 1/2HR X-COUNTRY.

## 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 IAD78DKM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78DKM08), Mar 2, 1978: Grum Amer AA-5A (N9928U), Greensboro, NC, 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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