# Accident 19820103000179A: Grumav AA5B, Lee Vining, CA, January 3, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1982, 17:28 local time
- Place: Lee Vining, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9893° N, 119.1098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9893&lon=-119.1098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28912, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28912-1982-10-06) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 507 total, 33 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX82FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820103000179A

## Narrative

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

DURING IFR FLIGHT OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, AIRCRAFT CRASHED DUE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE.

## 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 LAX82FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FA040), Jan 4, 1982: Grumman AA-5B (N28912), 10 Nm W Lee Vin, CA, destroyed, 2 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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