# NTSB NYC78DFA15: Grum Amer AA5, N5871L, Kingston, NY, February 12, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 12, 1978
- Place: Kingston, NY · KINGSTON, NY
- Location: 41.9301° N, 73.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kingston, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9301&lon=-73.9968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143189
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78DFA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78DFA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0431  78/2/12    KINGSTON,NY         GRUM AMER AA5       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 220
        TIME - 1132                    N5871L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 206 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSTON ULSTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WESTCHESTER,NY              KINGSTON,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           33                                                      330
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- PLT RPTD WIND GUSTY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5871L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5871L), registered now, S/N AA5-0071, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA5
- Registry model: [American AA-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (registry code 0631410) (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: Kingston Ulster

## 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 19780212005559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212005559A), Feb 12, 1978: Gulstm AA5, Kingston, NY, Substantial damage. Plt rptd wind gusty.

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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