# Accident 19780620018989A: Grumav AA5A, Belhaven, NC, June 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1978
- Place: Belhaven, NC
- Airport: Riverside Campgnd
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 35.5430° N, 76.6231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belhaven, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5430&lon=-76.6231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9637U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9637U-1978-11-30) (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: 136 total, 16 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620018989A

## Narrative

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

T/D LONG ON 1700FT GRASS RWY.RAISED FLAPS.L/O AT LOW SPD.STRUCK T ON GO-ARND. 1HR LAST 90DAYS.

## 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 IAD78FLJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ15), Jun 20, 1978: Grum Amer AA5A (N9637U), Belhaven, NC, 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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