# Accident 19801016056959A: Grumav AA5B, Madill, OK, October 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1980, 00:11 local time
- Place: Madill, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0871° N, 96.7747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madill, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0871&lon=-96.7747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28252, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28252-1982-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 37 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801016056959A

## Narrative

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

OFF-COURSE ON NIGHT FLIGHT. ASKED FOR HELP. LOST CONTROL. POSSIBLY FLYING INTTO CLOUD LAYER. VERTICAL GROUND IMPACT

## 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 FTW81FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA005), Oct 16, 1980: Grum Amer AA-5B (N28252), Madill, OK, destroyed, 4 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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