# Accident 19780603013279A: Grumav AA5A, Prosser,Wa, WA, June 3, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 1978
- Place: Prosser,Wa, WA
- Airport: Beardsley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 46.2090° N, 119.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prosser, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2090&lon=-119.7678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26410, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26410) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 16 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780603013279A

## Narrative

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

PLT ALLOWED ACFT TO DESCEND TO RWY TWICE,THEN ABORTED. HIT SIGN POST

## 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 SEA78DYP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP29), Jun 3, 1978: Grum Amer AA5-A (N26410), Prosser, WA, 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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