# NTSB WPR26LA272: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, N76GC, Metaline Falls, WA, July 20, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: July 20, 2026, 10:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place: Metaline Falls, WA
- Coordinates: 48.840895, -117.28398
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.8409&lon=-117.2840&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203439
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA272
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203439/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA272

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Ground collision](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200) (defining event); cases with it: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md?model=3960106), [All aircraft, 618 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/200/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N76GC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76GC), registered now, S/N AA5A-0107, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. 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
- Serial number: AA5A-0107
- Year built: 1976
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: 09S, Sullivan Lake State

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 280° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter: 30.08 inHg
- Observed at: K63S, 30 nm away
- METAR: METAR K63S 201715Z 28004KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A3008 RMK A01 PILOT CONTRLD LGHTING OUT OF SERVC- NOTAM 63S07/115. LIGHTS AVABL BY PRE-ARRNGMT

## 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 20260720008079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260720008079A), Jul 20, 2026: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A, Metaline Falls, WA, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] PIC of a flight between arlington municipal airport (awo) and Sullivan Lake State Airport (09S). The takeoff and majority of the flight…

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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