# NTSB CHI80FEK22: Grum Amer AA-5B, N1524R, Columbus, OH, July 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1980
- Place: Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129783
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEK22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEK22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1151  80/7/16    COLUMBUS,OH         GRUM AMER AA-5B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 544
        TIME - 1730                    N1524R              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT COLUMBUS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,MI                  COLUMBUS,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- B727 LNDD & TURNED OFF APPROX 8000FT DOWN RWY JUST PRIOR TO LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1524R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1524R-1989-03-21), registration cancelled 1989-03-21, S/N AA5B0024 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA-5B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Columbus

## 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 19800716025969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800716025969A), Jul 16, 1980: Gulstm AA5B, Columbus, OH, Substantial damage. On short final, flew into wake turbulence behind a jet liner. Crashed off edge of runway.

## Other investigations on N1524R (1)

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 NYC87LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA175), Jun 16, 1987: Grumman American AA-5B (N1524R), Croton Fall, NY, 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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