# Incident 19801126084239I: Grumav AA5B, Prescott, AZ, November 26, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1980, 12:40 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33ER) (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: 34 total, 34 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/19801126084239I

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE GOT AWAY FROM STUDENT PILOT DURING NORMAL START. STRUCK AND DAMAGED A PARKED AIRCRAFT. DEFECTIVE BRAKE.

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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