# Accident 19780627019879A: Grumav AA5A, Linden, IN, June 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1978
- Place: Linden, IN
- Airport: Wilkens
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.1890° N, 86.9023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Linden, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1890&lon=-86.9023&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9987U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEX20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780627019879A

## 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 CHI78FEX20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEX20), Jun 27, 1978: Grumman AA-5A (N9987U), Linden, IN, 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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