# NTSB CHI79FEI06: Grumman AA-5A, N26317, Middlefield, OH, November 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 19, 1978
- Place: Middlefield, OH · MIDDLEFIELD, OH
- Location: 41.4605° N, 81.0712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middlefield, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4605&lon=-81.0712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEI06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEI06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3793  78/11/19   MIDDLEFIELD,OH      GRUMMAN AA-5A       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 44, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N26317              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GEAUGA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MIDDLEFIELD,OH              MIDDLEFIELD,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26317](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26317-2009-07-15), registration cancelled 2009-07-15, S/N AA5A0531, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA-5A
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Geauga County

## 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 19781119037949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781119037949A), Nov 19, 1978: Gulstm AA5, Middlefield, OH, Destroyed

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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