# NTSB MIA76DLD33: Grum-Amer AA5, N5874L, Orlando, FL, December 12, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 12, 1975
- Place: Orlando, FL · ORLANDO, FL
- Location: 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orlando, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5383&lon=-81.3792&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152201
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76DLD33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3948  75/12/12   ORLANDO,FL          GRUM-AMER AA5       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 641
        TIME - 1830                    N5874L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGUIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DESTIN,FL                   ORLANDO,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5874L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5874L-1983-05-13), registration cancelled 1983-05-13, S/N AA5-0279 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcguire

## 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 19751212040569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751212040569A), Dec 12, 1975: Grumav AA5, Orlando, FL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N5874L (1)

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.

- [NTSB LAX81FVA61](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA61), Sep 3, 1981: Gulf Amer AA-5 (N5874L), Independence, CA, destroyed

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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