# Accident 19810813049379A: Grumav AA5B, Vancouver, WA, August 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1981, 06:15 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Pearson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6205° N, 122.6565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PEARSON FLD (VUO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6205&lon=-122.6565&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1565R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1565R-1982-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 8 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813049379A

## Narrative

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

VFR PILOT ENTERED LOW CLOUDS AFTER TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. WAS ADVISED OF MARGINAL WEATHER.

## 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 LAX81FA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA116), Aug 13, 1981: Grum Amer AA-5B (N1565R), Vancouver, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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