# NTSB LAX75O0021: Grum Amer AA5, N7291L, Puertecitos, Mexico, March 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1975
- Place: Puertecitos, Mexico · PUERTECITOS,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148687
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX75O0021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75O0021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0009  75/3/22    PUERTECITOS,MEX     GRUM AMER AA5       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 160
        TIME - 1330                    N7291L              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PUERTECITOS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN FELIPE,MEX              PUERTECITOS,MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7291L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7291L-2022-05-23), registration cancelled 2022-05-23, S/N AA5-0291, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA5
- 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: Puertecitos

## 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 19750322040629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750322040629A), Mar 22, 1975: Grumav AA5, Puertecitos, Substantial damage. Invest under jurisdiction of govt of Mexico.

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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