# Incident 19810222013879I: Grumav AA5B, Elyria, OH, February 22, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1981, 15:00 local time
- Place: Elyria, OH
- Airport: Lorain Co Regiona
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3792° N, 82.0996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elyria, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3792&lon=-82.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28764, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28764-2017-07-03) (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: 208 total, 5 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/19810222013879I

## Narrative

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

ZD AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN 20 FEET TO LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING IN A CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N28764 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980905022729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980905022729A), Sep 5, 1998: Amrgen AA5B (N28764), Chatham, MA, Substantial damage. Acft crashed on final approach to rwy 24 due to an engine stall, the acft landed on trees. (-23) gordon t. walker, pilot-in-command of N28764 was in the…

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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