# Incident 19790724019659I: Grumav AA5B, Westhope, ND, July 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Westhope, ND
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.9112° N, 101.0177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westhope, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.9112&lon=-101.0177&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81113, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81113-2007-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 18 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724019659I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE SPUTTERED AND QUIT. POSSIBLE CARB ICE.

## Other reports on N81113 (1)

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

- [Incident 19811028083789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811028083789I), Oct 28, 1981: Grumav AA5B (N81113), Anoka, MN. Za pilot ran out of fuel on cross country. Carburetor float level reset to correct excessive fuel flow.

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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