# NTSB LAX80DVW21: Grum-Amer AA-5B, N28844, Independence, CA, July 12, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 12, 1980
- Place: Independence, CA · INDEPENDENCE, CA
- Location: 36.8303° N, 118.2079° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8303&lon=-118.2079&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129936
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DVW21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVW21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1433  80/7/12    INDEPENDENCE,CA     GRUM-AMER AA-5B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 126
        TIME - 2030                    N28844              PX-  0  1  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MAMMOTH LAKES,CA            INDEPENDENCE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- WND CHANGED DIRECTION AFTER TKOF,GSTG 15KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28844](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28844-1982-10-07), registration cancelled 1982-10-07, S/N AA5B-0848, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM-AMER AA-5B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Independence

## 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 19800712024769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800712024769A), Jul 12, 1980: Gulstm AA5B, Independence, CA, Substantial damage. Tried to go around on third try for a downwind landing. Struck fence on climb.

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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