# NTSB CHI78FEP63: Grum Amer AA5A, N1118A, Waterford, WI, August 28, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1978
- Place: Waterford, WI · WATERFORD, WI
- Location: 42.7660° N, 88.2168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7660&lon=-88.2168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 4 minor
- Status: Completed, report January 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139335
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEP63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEP63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3491  78/8/28    WATERFORD,WI        GRUM AMER AA5A      CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1930                    N1118A              PX-  0  0  2  DUAL                      AGE 43, 1254 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUNT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WATERFORD,WI                RACINE,WI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        REMARKS- ACFT 103.77LBS OVER GROSS WT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1118A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1118A), registered now, S/N AA5A-0192, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA5A
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (registry code 3960106) (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: Hunt Field

## 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 19780828030289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780828030289A), Aug 28, 1978: Grumav AA5A, Waterford, WI, Substantial damage. Acft 103.77LBS over gross wt.

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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