19801025058589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumav AA5B · Fair Oaks, CA · October 25, 1980

Date
October 25, 1980 · 10:45 local
Place
Fair Oaks, CA
Airport
Phoenix
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N81039
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVG03
Reported as
Grumav AA5B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
222 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Loaded behind CG. Panicked by weather & control problem. Stalled on 3rd try for landing. Impacted short of runway.

As the FAA filed it

LOADED BEHIND CG. PANICKED BY WEATHER & CONTROL PROBLEM. STALLED ON 3RD TRY FOR LANDING. IMPACTED SHORT OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.