# Incident 19810612043179I: Grumav AA5A, Columbia, MO, June 12, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Columbia, MO
- Airport: Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9517° N, 92.3341° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9517&lon=-92.3341&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26378, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26378-1991-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 167 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612043179I

## Narrative

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

ZA PILOT NOTED LEFT WING DEFORM IN AREA OF FUEL TANK. FUEL SELECTOR CHANGED TO RIGHT TANK. FOUND MUD IN LEFT VENT.

## Other reports on N26378 (2)

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

- [Accident 19870526016059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870526016059A), May 26, 1987: Gulstm AA5A (N26378), Malakoff, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Forced landing on a dam. Bounced. Came to rest in the lake. An exhaust valve failure was reponsible.
- [Incident 19780917019389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917019389I), Sep 17, 1978: Gulstm AA5A (N26378), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot flared too soon onlanding, tail struck runway.

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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