# NTSB NYC75DNA39: Grum Amer AA-5, N5414L, Tewksbury, MA, April 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 11, 1975
- Place: Tewksbury, MA · TEWKSBURY, MA
- Location: 42.6106° N, 71.2342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tewksbury, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6106&lon=-71.2342&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148138
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75DNA39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75DNA39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1050  75/4/11    TEWKSBURY,MA        GRUM AMER AA-5      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 197
        TIME - 1615                    N5414L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TEW-MAC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEWKSBURY,MA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- MONOCULAR VISION.PLT SAW TRUCK AND MAN WAVING THOUGHT HE HAD ADEQUATE CLEARANCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5414L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5414L), registered now, S/N AA5-0314, built 1973 (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: Tew-Mac

## 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 19750411007869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750411007869A), Apr 11, 1975: Grumav AA5, Tewksbury, MA, Substantial damage. Monocular vision. Plt saw truck and man waving thought he had adequate clearance.

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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