# NTSB NYC80FHD12: Grum-Amer AA-5A, N9904U, Bristol, PA, May 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1980
- Place: Bristol, PA · BRISTOL, PA
- Location: 40.1023° N, 74.8519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1023&lon=-74.8519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131337
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FHD12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHD12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0906  80/5/22    BRISTOL,PA          GRUM-AMER AA-5A     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N9904U              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRISTOL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRISTOL,PA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
        REMARKS- ACFT SETTLED WHEN FLAPS WERE RAISED DRG GO-ARND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9904U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9904U-2013-05-30), registration cancelled 2013-05-30, S/N AA5A0304, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM-AMER AA-5A
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (registry code 3960106) (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: Bristol

## 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 19800522015449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800522015449A), May 22, 1980: Gulstm AA5A, Bristol, PA, Substantial damage. Over-controlled and panicked on landing. Tried to go around, then aborted. Hit ground, cartwheeled.

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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