# Accident 19810529032649A: Grumav AA5A, Morris, IL, May 29, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 1981, 20:00 local time
- Place: Morris, IL
- Airport: Morris
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3802° N, 88.4243° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morris, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3802&lon=-88.4243&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9682U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 180 total, 32 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810529032649A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT TURBULENCE DURING LANDING IN VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORM AND CRASHED.

## 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 CHI81DEE36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEE36), May 29, 1981: Grum-Amer AA-5A (N9682U), Morris, IL, 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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