# NTSB CHI75FEI47: Grum Amer AA-5, N9561L, Wadsworth, OH, May 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1975
- Place: Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
- Location: 41.0274° N, 81.7322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadsworth, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0274&lon=-81.7322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FEI47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1772   75/5/3    WADSWORTH,OH        GRUM AMER AA-5      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1655                    N9561L              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 34, 1058 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            179 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WADSWORTH MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WADSWORTH,OH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- IP THOUGHT ACFT FLOAT WOULD CARRY OVR TO RWY.T/D ABT 90FT SHORT OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9561L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9561L), registered now, S/N AA5-0661, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA-5
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (registry code 3960104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wadsworth Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750503019159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750503019159A), May 3, 1975: Grumav AA5, Wadsworth, OH, Substantial damage. Ip thought acft float would carry ovr to rwy.t/d abt 90FT short of rwy.

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.

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