# NTSB CHI79DEE57: Grumman AA5, N5484L, Harvard, IL, May 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1979
- Place: Harvard, IL · HARVARD, IL
- Location: 42.4296° N, 88.6211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Harvard, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4296&lon=-88.6211&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEE57
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE57

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2389  79/5/19    HARVARD,IL          GRUMMAN AA5         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1992
        TIME - 1050                    N5484L              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 759 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HARVARD DACY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INTL FALLS,MN               ROCKFORD,IL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5484L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5484L), registered now, S/N AA5-0384, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA5
- 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: Harvard Dacy

## 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 19790519026959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519026959A), May 19, 1979: Gulstm AA5, Harvard, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot touched down 1000 ft beyond end of a 2500 ft runway. Slid off end in wet grass.

## Other investigations on N5484L (2)

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 CHI76DEP15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEP15), Sep 14, 1975: Grum Amer AA-5 (N5484L), Necedah, WI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI75DEE45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEE45), Feb 4, 1975: Grum Amer AA-5 (N5484L), Polo, IL, substantial damage

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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