# Incident 19810324031759I: Grumav AA5B, Prescott, AZ, March 24, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1981, 17:30 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Love
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DUJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810324031759I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT TAXIED INTO PARKED AIRCRAFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX81DUJ48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ48), Mar 24, 1981: Grumman AA-5B (N42ER), Prescott, AZ, incident, minor 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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