# NTSB CHI79FET23: Grumman AA5, N81169, Elkhart, IN, May 29, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 29, 1979
- Place: Elkhart, IN · ELKHART, IN
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 29, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135973
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FET23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0812  79/5/29    ELKHART,IN          GRUMMAN AA5         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 1118
        TIME - 2310                    N81169              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 368 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOBART,IN                   ELKHART,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- N11892,CESSNA 150,SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N81169 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA5
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19790529016499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790529016499A), May 29, 1979: Gulstm AA5, Elkhart, IN, Substantial damage. Ran off side of runway and struck parked aircraft during landing roll.

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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