# Accident 19810804047459A: Grumav AA5B, Wentzville, MO, August 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1981, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wentzville, MO
- Airport: Wentzville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8164° N, 90.8670° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wentzville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8164&lon=-90.8670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28917, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28917) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FCA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810804047459A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. SLAMMED BACK ON RUNWAY, LOST CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. IMPROPER, FOULED, DIRTY SPARK PLUG

## 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 MKC81FCA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCA23), Aug 4, 1981: Grumman AA-5B (N28917), Wentzville, MO, 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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