# Accident 19780530016089A: Grumav AA5B, Pensacola, FL, May 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1978
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Coastal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.5319° N, 87.3853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Coastal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5319&lon=-87.3853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28565, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28565) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 656 total, 27 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DKJ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ46) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780530016089A

## 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 MIA78DKJ46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ46), May 30, 1978: Amer Avco AA-5B (N28565), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N28565 (2)

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

- [Accident 19980417010409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980417010409A), Apr 17, 1998: Amrgen AA5B (N28565), Anza, CA, Substantial damage. Wire strike on approach to airport. (.4) the maintenance technician/pilot was returning the airplane to its owner located on a private airstrip after an annual…
- [Accident 19890808032579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890808032579A), Aug 8, 1989: Gulstm AA5A (N28565), Terminal Island, CA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power. Landed on a dirt road and collided with vehicles. A cylinder valve head had broken off.

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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