# NTSB NYC79FHJ07: Grumman AA5, N5856L, Farmingdale, NY, March 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1979
- Place: Farmingdale, NY · FARMINGDALE, NY
- Location: 40.7328° N, 73.4468° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmingdale, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7328&lon=-73.4468&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137029
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0699  79/3/17    FARMINGDALE,NY      GRUMMAN AA5         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 166
        TIME - 1230                    N5856L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - REPUBLIC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BANGOR,ME                   FARMINGDALE,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5856L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5856L), registered now, S/N AA5-0056, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN 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: Republic

## 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 19790317006149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790317006149A), Mar 17, 1979: Gulstm AA5A, Farmingdale, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot taxied into a post after landing. Claimed brake failure. Nothing found wrong with brakes.

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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