# NTSB FTW82DRA12: Grum Amer AA-5B, N74667, Conroe, TX, December 4, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 4, 1981
- Place: Conroe, TX · CONROE, TX
- Location: 30.3119° N, 95.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conroe, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3119&lon=-95.4561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 29, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DRA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2605   81/12/4   CONROE,TX           GRUM AMER AA-5B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 342
        TIME - 0600                    N74667              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 110 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CONROE,TX                   CHARLESTON,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HAND PROPPED TO START ENG,HAND BRAKE & TIE DWN FAILED TO HOLD ACFT.HIT AA-5A,N9844U & PA-22,N9513D
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N74667 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA-5B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery County

## 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 19811204077739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811204077739A), Dec 4, 1981: Grumav AA5B, Conroe, TX, Substantial damage. Engine started propping aircraft. Throttle crept open. Airplane overcame brakes and tiedown. Hit parked aircraft.

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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