# Accident 19780321006319A: Grumav AA5A, Red Bluff, CA, March 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1978
- Place: Red Bluff, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 40.1735° N, 122.2415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Bluff, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1735&lon=-122.2415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9740U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9740U-2013-03-21) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 224 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780321006319A

## 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 OAK78FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA023), Mar 21, 1978: Grumman AA-5A (N9740U), Red Bluff, CA, 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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