# Accident 19810711041009A: Grumav AA5B, Provo, UT, July 11, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1981, 13:30 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Airport: Provo
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2192° N, 111.7234° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PROVO MUNI (PVU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2192&lon=-111.7234&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28776 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 690 total, 385 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810711041009A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE ERRATIC LANDING ON TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED AND ENDED UP OFF TAXIWAY. BLOOD ALCOHOL .23 PERCENT.

## 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 DEN81FTM34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM34), Jul 11, 1981: Grum Amer AA-5B (N28776), Provo, UT, 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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