# NTSB MKC78DER94: Grumman AA-5, N5824L, Milaca, MN, September 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1978
- Place: Milaca, MN · MILACA, MN
- Location: 45.7580° N, 93.6516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Milaca, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7580&lon=-93.6516&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139629
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78DER94
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER94

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2563  78/9/23    MILACA,MN           GRUMMAN AA-5        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N5824L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROWLAND FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILACA,MN                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TALL CORN ADJACENT TO PRIVATE STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5824L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5824L-1981-05-06), registration cancelled 1981-05-06, S/N AA5-0224 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA-5
- 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: Rowland Field

## 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 19780923029529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923029529A), Sep 23, 1978: Gulstm AA5, Milaca, MN, Substantial damage. Tall corn adjacent to private strip.

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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