# Accident 19810705038019A: Grumav AA5, Summit Lake, WI, July 5, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: Summit Lake, WI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3818° N, 89.2071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Summit Lake, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3818&lon=-89.2071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9564L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9564L-2013-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 296 total, 296 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810705038019A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT. ABORTED TAKEOFF LATE. WING HIT TREES ON EDGE OF RUNWAY, SKIDDED OFF END.

## 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 CHI81DEP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEP29), Jul 5, 1981: Grumman AA-5 (N9564L), Summit Lake, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9564L (1)

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

- [Incident 19781026028369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781026028369I), Oct 26, 1978: Gulstm AA5 (N9564L), Galesburg, IL, Minor damage. Student pilot noticed oil on windshield, requested straight in. Engine failed. Lost oil through crankshaft seal.

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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