# Accident 19780304003909A: Grumav AA5A, Aurora, CO, March 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1978
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Columbine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Location: 39.7294° N, 104.8319° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aurora, CO, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7294&lon=-104.8319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9907U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9907U-2009-09-17) (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: 84 total, 35 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780304003909A

## 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 DEN78FTE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE36), Mar 4, 1978: Grum-Amer AA-5A (N9907U), Aurora, CO, 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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