# Accident 19810903055199A: Grumav AA5, Independence, CA, September 3, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1981, 07:25 local time
- Place: Independence, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8303° N, 118.2079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8303&lon=-118.2079&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5874L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5874L-1983-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 206 total, 30 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FVA61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA61) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810903055199A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT. HIT TREES TRYING FOR A CLEARING. NEAR SERVICE CEILING WITH HIGHER TERRAIN TO CROSS. POSSIBLE CARB ICE.

## 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 LAX81FVA61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA61), Sep 3, 1981: Gulf Amer AA-5 (N5874L), Independence, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N5874L (1)

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

- [Accident 19751212040569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751212040569A), Dec 12, 1975: Grumav AA5 (N5874L), Orlando, FL, 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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