# NTSB OAK76DXQ60: Grum Amer AA-5A, N9771V, Currie, NV, July 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1976
- Place: Currie, NV · CURRIE, NV
- Location: 40.2666° N, 114.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Currie, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2666&lon=-114.7431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DXQ60
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ60

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2079  76/7/17  NR.CURRIE,NV          GRUM AMER AA-5A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 146
        TIME - 1130                    N9771V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LODI,CA                     SALT LAKE CITY,UT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  7000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                           RAIN, THUNDERSTORM
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- LNDD ON ROAD,STRUCK HI-WAY MARKERS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9771V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUM AMER AA-5A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19760717022909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760717022909A), Jul 17, 1976: Cessna A188, Currie, NV, Substantial damage. Lndd on road,struck hi-way markers

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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