# NTSB DEN77DQD25: Grum Amer AA-5B, N76SL, Silver City, NM, July 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1977
- Place: Silver City, NM · SILVER CITY, NM
- Location: 32.7786° N, 108.2694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silver City, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7786&lon=-108.2694&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DQD25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQD25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1600   77/7/3    SILVER CITY, NM     GRUM AMER AA-5B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 281
        TIME - 0930                    N76SL               PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURNER RIDGEPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SILVER CITY, NM             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N76SL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA-5B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Turner Ridgeport

## 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 19770703020699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770703020699A), Jul 3, 1977: Gulstm AA5, Silver City, NM, 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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