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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grumav AA-5B · Ghent, WV · December 31, 1980

Date
December 31, 1980 · 10:50 local
Place
Ghent, WV
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N74681
Reported as
Grumav AA5B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
273 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Electrical failure due to short in the alternator field winding battery terninals corroded and cable loose.

As the FAA filed it

ELECTRICAL FAILURE DUE TO SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR FIELD WINDING BATTERY TERNINALS CORRODED AND CABLE LOOSE.

Other reports on N74681 · 1

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