# NTSB CHI80FA039: Grumman AA-1, N5754L, Sylvania, OH, May 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 18, 1980
- Place: Sylvania, OH · SYLVANIA, OH
- Location: 41.7104° N, 83.7102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sylvania, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7104&lon=-83.7102&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130892
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FA039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1148  80/5/18    SYLVANIA,OH         GRUMMAN AA-1        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 2900
        TIME - 1714                    N5754L              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAMBERTVILLE,MI             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- PLTS BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL .067%.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5754L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5754L-1982-08-17), registration cancelled 1982-08-17, S/N AA1-0154 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA-1
- Registry model: [American AA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (registry code 0630610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19800518015319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800518015319A), May 18, 1980: Gulstm AA1, Sylvania, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Buzzed area, low-level acrobatics. Engine quit during hammer head stall. Spun in. Out of fuel. Alcohol involved.

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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