# Accident 19780625019709A: Grumav AA5A, Evanston, WY, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Evanston, WY
- Airport: Evanston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 41.3437° N, 111.0025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Evanston Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3437&lon=-111.0025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9568U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9568U) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 6 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625019709A

## 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 DEN78FTC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTC27), Jun 25, 1978: Grum Amer AA-5A (N9568U), Evanston, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9568U (2)

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

- [Accident 20231108021289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231108021289A), Nov 8, 2023: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A (N9568U), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. At approx. 0830 local, November 8, 2023, the pilot landed at hicks airport (T67) in Fort Worth, Texas. The pilot was taxiing to a parking spot, he claimed to…
- [Incident 19810302014049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810302014049I), Mar 2, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N9568U), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. Zk nose wheel and fork dropped off as aircraft tookoff. Records indicate work on nose gear feb. 1981. No cotter pin

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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