# Accident 19780513018339A: Grumav AA5, Santa Monica, CA, May 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1978
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9553L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9553L-1982-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 25 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780513018339A

## Narrative

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

#3 CYL EXH VALVE STUCK CLOSED.OVERSHOT LDG ATTEMPT,HIT BRUSH DRG ALT TURN BACK TO RWY.

## 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 LAX78FUD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUD06), May 13, 1978: Grum Amer AA-5 (N9553L), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9553L (1)

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

- [Accident 19800705024729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800705024729A), Jul 5, 1980: Gulstm AA5 (N9553L), San Diego, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Pilot departed airport in IFR weather and was observed spiraling into ground a few minutes after takeoff.

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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