# Accident 19811204077739A: Grumav AA5B, Conroe, TX, December 4, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 1981, 06:00 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Airport: Montgomery Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3119° N, 95.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conroe, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3119&lon=-95.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74667 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 120 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DRA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811204077739A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STARTED PROPPING AIRCRAFT. THROTTLE CREPT OPEN. AIRPLANE OVERCAME BRAKES AND TIEDOWN. HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW82DRA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRA12), Dec 4, 1981: Grum Amer AA-5B (N74667), Conroe, TX, 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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