# Accident 20251029016979A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, Santa Ynez, CA, October 29, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2025, 18:20 local time
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Airport: Santa Ynez
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6055° N, 120.0806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6055&lon=-120.0806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74323, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74323) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,057 total, 839 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251029016979A

## Narrative

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

DURING CLIMB OUT, ENGINE SHUT DOWN. EMERGENCY LANDING IN VINEYARD, AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINED SUBSTANTIONIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR26LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA037), Oct 30, 2025: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (N74323), Santa Ynez, CA, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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