# Accident 19810101001289A: Grumav AA5, Sinton, TX, January 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1981, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sinton, TX
- Airport: Sinton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0386° N, 97.5425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SINTON (T69), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0386&lon=-97.5425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7183L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7183L-2019-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 27 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810101001289A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDNG. CAME DOWN HARD ON NOSE WHEEL. IMPACT SEVERE. ONE PASSENGER SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 FTW81FRG14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRG14), Jan 1, 1981: Grum-Amer AA-5 (N7183L), Sinton, TX, 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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