# Accident 19810411015519A: Grumav AA5B, North Sandbridg, VA, April 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: North Sandbridg, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N28457, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28457-1982-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810411015519A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED WHEN PILOT MADE LOW PASS AND PULLUP NEAR A WEDDING PARTY.

## 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 ATL81FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA063), Apr 11, 1981: Grumman AA-5 (N28457), No.Sandbridge, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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