# Incident 19810614053019I: Grumav AA5A, Clarksburg, WV, June 14, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1981, 12:00 local time
- Place: Clarksburg, WV
- Airport: Benedum
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2703° N, 80.3618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksburg, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2703&lon=-80.3618&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26314, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26314) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 426 total, 281 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81IA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810614053019I

## Narrative

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

ZA ZG DEVELOPED AILERON FLUTTER DURING FLIGHT IN RAIN AREA. FLUTTER STOPPED IN DRY AIR. CAUSE UNDETEMINED.

## 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 ATL81IA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81IA082), Jun 14, 1981: Grum Amer AA-5A (N26314), Clarksburg, WV, incident, no damage

## Other reports on N26314 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790624016539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624016539I), Jun 24, 1979: Gulstm AA5A (N26314), Perkasie, PA, Minor damage. Pilot landed hard on the nose gear. Bent nose gear and prop.

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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