# NTSB MIA80FLD68: Grum-Amer AA-5, N1370R, Clearwater, FL, May 19, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1980
- Place: Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
- Location: 27.9794° N, 82.7713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clearwater, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9794&lon=-82.7713&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130811
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLD68
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD68

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1013  80/5/19    CLEARWATER,FL       GRUM-AMER AA-5      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 581
        TIME - 1230                    N1370R              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER EXEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEARWATER,FL               DELAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- L BRAKE PRES PLATE/HOUSING FAILED DRG ABORTED TKOK.INT GND LOOP W R BRAKE TO AVOID ENTERING ST.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1370R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1370R-2005-06-13), registration cancelled 2005-06-13, S/N AA5-0770, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM-AMER AA-5
- 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: Clearwater Exec

## 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 19800519019179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519019179A), May 19, 1980: Gulstm AA5, Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff when apparent not enough speed or power for safe takeoff. Ran off end of runway.

## Other investigations on N1370R (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 DEN99FA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99FA148), Aug 17, 1999: Grumman American AA-5 (N1370R), Newcastle, WY, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout and inadequate altitude/clearance from the transmission wires.

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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