# Incident 19810124011089I: Grumav AA5B, San Jose, CA, January 24, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1981, 14:24 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid Hillview
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74639, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74639) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 190 total, 30 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810124011089I

## Narrative

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

DURING STATIC RUNUP THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET AWAY FROM HIM AND HIT THE AIRCRAFT PARKED IN FRONT OF HIM

## Other reports on N74639 (1)

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

- [Incident 19800309024529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800309024529I), Mar 9, 1980: Gulstm AA5B (N74639), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Porpoised on two attempts to land. Cut power on 3rd attempt & damaged propeller during porpoise.

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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