# NTSB LAX77DUQ35: Grum Amer AA5-A, N9641U, Oxnard, CA, June 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1977
- Place: Oxnard, CA · OXNARD, CA
- Location: 34.1994° N, 119.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oxnard, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1994&lon=-119.2075&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 21, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157235
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUQ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUQ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1260  77/6/19  NR.OXNARD,CA          GRUM AMER AA5-A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 250
        TIME - 1700                    N9641U              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OZENA VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OXNARD,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        REMARKS- HIT HOLE IN RWY,BOUNCED & VEERED INTO STANDPIPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9641U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9641U), registered now, S/N AA5A-0007, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA5-A
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (registry code 3960106) (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: Ozena Valley

## 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 19770619016189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770619016189A), Jun 19, 1977: Grumav AA5A, Oxnard, CA, Substantial damage. Hit hole in rwy,bounced & veered into standpipe.

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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