# Accident 19781130042009A: Grumav AA5B, Marianna, FL, November 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1978
- Place: Marianna, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 30.7945° N, 85.2284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marianna, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7945&lon=-85.2284&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28649, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28649-1982-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 3 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781130042009A

## Narrative

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

ELT WAS DEMOLISHED.

## 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 MIA79FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA024), Nov 30, 1978: Grumman AA-5B (N28649), Marianna, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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