# NTSB NYC78FGT15: Grum Amer AA-5B, N1519R, Marietta, PA, August 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1978
- Place: Marietta, PA · MARIETTA, PA
- Location: 40.0570° N, 76.5517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marietta, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0570&lon=-76.5517&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FGT15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FGT15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2599  78/8/26    MARIETTA,PA         GRUM AMER AA-5B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 124
        TIME - 2145                    N1519R              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARIETTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FREDERICK,MD                MARIETTA,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SKIPPED OVR RD,LNDD IN CORNFIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1519R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1519R), registered now, S/N AA5B-0019, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA-5B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marietta

## 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 19780826026459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780826026459A), Aug 26, 1978: Grumav AA5B, Marietta, PA, Substantial damage. Skipped ovr rd,lndd in cornfield.

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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