# Accident 19780422009649A: Grumav AA5, Vandali, OH, April 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1978
- Place: Vandali, OH
- Airport: Cox-Dayton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N9517L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9517L-2017-02-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 19 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEG07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780422009649A

## 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 CHI78FEG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEG07), Apr 22, 1978: Grumman AA-5 (N9517L), Vandali, OH, 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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