# Accident 19780601020549A: Grumav AA5A, Guilford, NY, June 1, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1978
- Place: Guilford, NY
- Airport: Sidney Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 42.3026° N, 75.4160° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SIDNEY MUNI (N23), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3026&lon=-75.4160&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9879U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9879U-1978-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780601020549A

## Narrative

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

ACFT ENTERED FLAT SPIN.INTENTIONAL SPINS PROHIBITED.

## 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 NYC78FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA061), Jun 1, 1978: Amer Avco AA-5A (N9879U), Guilford, NY, destroyed, 1 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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