# Accident 19801227078309A: Grumav AA5A, Murray, KY, December 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1980, 17:30 local time
- Place: Murray, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6142° N, 88.3221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murray, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6142&lon=-88.3221&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26930, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26930-2013-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5A (registry code 3970104, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 50 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81DLQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLQ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801227078309A

## Narrative

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

WING STRUCK TREE DURING INTENTIONAL LANDING IN FARM FIELD.

## 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 ATL81DLQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DLQ08), Dec 27, 1980: Amer Avco AA-5A (N26930), Murry, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26930 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080907844599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080907844599A), Sep 7, 2008: Amrgen AA5A (N26930), Mack, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On sept 7, 2008 at approx 1415 MDT, N26930 a Gulfstream AA-5A cheetah crashed while maneuvering through a left turn at slow speed in a canyon near…

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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