# Accident 19801025058589A: Grumav AA5B, Fair Oaks, CA, October 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1980, 10:45 local time
- Place: Fair Oaks, CA
- Airport: Phoenix
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6501° N, 121.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fair Oaks, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6501&lon=-121.2513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81039 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 222 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801025058589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81FVG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVG03), Oct 25, 1980: Grumman AA-5B (N81039), Fair Oaks, CA, 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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