# NTSB IAD78FLJ15: Grum Amer AA5A, N9637U, Belhaven, NC, June 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1978
- Place: Belhaven, NC · BELHAVEN, NC
- Location: 35.5430° N, 76.6231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belhaven, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5430&lon=-76.6231&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140621
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FLJ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2023  78/6/20    BELHAVEN,NC         GRUM AMER AA5A      CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 136
        TIME - 2020                    N9637U              PX-  0  3  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE CAMPGND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENVILLE,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-ENGINE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- T/D LONG ON 1700FT GRASS RWY.RAISED FLAPS.L/O AT LOW SPD.STRUCK TREES ON GO-ARND. 1HR LAST 90DAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9637U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9637U-1978-11-30), registration cancelled 1978-11-30, S/N AA5A-0003, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA5A
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (registry code 3960106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riverside Campgnd

## 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 19780620018989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780620018989A), Jun 20, 1978: Grumav AA5A, Belhaven, NC, Substantial damage. T/d long on 1700FT grass rwy. Raised flaps.l/o at low spd. Struck t on go-arnd. 1HR last 90DAYS.

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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