# NTSB IAD78FA108: Grum Amer AA-5, N1375R, Jackson, TN, September 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1978
- Place: Jackson, TN · JACKSON, TN
- Location: 35.6145° N, 88.8139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jackson, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6145&lon=-88.8139&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA108

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2891  78/9/10    JACKSON,TN          GRUM AMER AA-5      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 91 TOTAL
        TIME - 1551                    N1375R              PX-  1  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKELLAR
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          NATCHEZ,MI                  BEDFORD,IN                   JACKSON,TN
        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- FOLLOWING NAVY P-3 ON FINAL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1375R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1375R-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N AA5-0775, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Mckellar

## 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 19780910033529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910033529A), Sep 10, 1978: Gulstm AA5, Jackson, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Following navy P-3 on final.

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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