# Incident 19801231089629I: Grumav AA5B, Ghent, WV, December 31, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 1980, 10:50 local time
- Place: Ghent, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6185° N, 81.1062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ghent, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6185&lon=-81.1062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74681, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74681-1990-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 273 total, 0 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/19801231089629I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19840324015639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840324015639I), Mar 24, 1984: Gulstm AA5B (N74681), Middletown, RI, Minor damage. Porpoised on landing. The nose gear collapsed and the propeller was damaged.

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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