# NTSB MKC78FTK22: Grum Amer AA5, N9610U, Brookings, SD, June 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1978
- Place: Brookings, SD · BROOKINGS, SD
- Location: 44.3024° N, 96.7853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brookings, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3024&lon=-96.7853&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141725
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FTK22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1214  78/6/11    BROOKINGS,SD        GRUM AMER AA5       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 50 TOTAL
        TIME - 1100                    N9610U              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TEA,SD                      RETURN                       BROOKINGS,SD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- 1500FT ALFALFA FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9610U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9610U), registered now, S/N AA5-0810, built 1975 (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)
- 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

## 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 19780611013609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611013609A), Jun 11, 1978: Grumav AA5, Brookings, SD, Substantial damage. 1500FT alfalfa field.

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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