# NTSB FTW76DRJ33: Grum Amer AA-5, N1395R, Kilgore, TX, July 21, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1976
- Place: Kilgore, TX · KILGORE, TX
- Location: 32.3967° N, 94.8600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kilgore, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3967&lon=-94.8600&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154389
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76DRJ33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRJ33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1735  76/7/21    KILGORE,TX          GRUM AMER AA-5      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 126
        TIME - 1825                    N1395R              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KILGORE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   LONGVIEW,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1395R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1395R), registered now, S/N AA5-0795, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA-5
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (registry code 3960104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kilgore

## 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 19760721020209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760721020209A), Jul 21, 1976: Grumav AA5, Kilgore, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1395R (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 IAD79FLJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLJ07), Mar 10, 1979: Grumman AA-5 (N1395R), Oxford, NC, 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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