# NTSB CHI80FEX28: Grumman AA-5A, N26774, Indianapolis, IN, July 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1980
- Place: Indianapolis, IN · INDIANAPOLIS, IN
- Location: 39.7684° N, 86.1580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indianapolis, IN, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7684&lon=-86.1580&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129845
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEX28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1062  80/7/25    INDIANAPOLIS,IN     GRUMMAN AA-5A       CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1135                    N26774              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 54, 3055 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METRO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          MCCORDSVILLE,IN             RETURN                       INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        REMARKS- N97687,C182,& N61554,PA-28,SUB DMG,N4994E,C172,MINOR DMG.BRAKE LINING WORN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N26774 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA-5A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Metro

## 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 19800725032309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800725032309A), Jul 25, 1980: Gulstm AA5A, Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft went off side of runway and crashed into parked airplanes.

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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