# Accident 19820113000819A: Grumav AA5B, Monticello, FL, January 13, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1982, 14:00 local time
- Place: Monticello, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5392° N, 83.8696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5392&lon=-83.8696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28607, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28607-1982-07-29) (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: 451 total, 57 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA82DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820113000819A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO OBTAIN SPECIAL VFR WHEN EN ROUTE WEATHER WORSENED. WRONG VOR TO ALTERNATE. RAN OUT OF FUEL. SWAMP LANDING

## 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 MIA82DA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA82DA033), Jan 13, 1982: Grumman AA5B (N28607), Monticello, FL, destroyed

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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