# Accident 19780616013969A: Grumav AA5A, Chilchinbeto, AZ, June 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1978
- Place: Chilchinbeto, AZ
- Airport: Chichinbeto
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 36.4948° N, 110.0473° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chilchinbito, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4948&lon=-110.0473&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9932U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9932U-2009-09-17) (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: 73 total, 10 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78DUJ71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ71) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780616013969A

## Narrative

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

WND GUSTING 20KTS.

## 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 LAX78DUJ71](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DUJ71), Jun 16, 1978: Grum Amer AA-5 (N9932U), Chilchinbeto, AZ, 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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