NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5, 1977

7 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Grumman American Avn. AA-5. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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Cases per year

19732026

NTSB investigations: Grumman American Avn. AA-5, 1977 per year, 1973–2026: 149 cases
1973	4
1974	11
1975	19
1976	13
1977	7
1978	9
1979	10
1980	5
1981	5
1982	1
1983	1
1984	5
1985	5
1987	5
1988	2
1989	2
1990	2
1991	2
1992	1
1993	4
1994	1
1995	1
1996	1
1997	2
1998	2
1999	1
2000	3
2002	1
2004	1
2005	3
2006	1
2007	2
2008	1
2009	1
2010	3
2011	1
2015	3
2016	1
2019	1
2020	1
2022	1
2024	2
2025	1
2026	1

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SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1977 AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3960104')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1977
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3960104'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1977
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('3960104'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB MKC78FER11Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5 · Caledonia, MNNov 24, 1977 · N1368R · Substantial damage NTSB MKC78FA002Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrumann AA-5A · Pierce, NEOct 23, 1977 · N9762U · Destroyed NTSB FTW78DRD03Accident · No injuriesClosedGrumman AA-5 · Lafayette, LAOct 12, 1977 · N5421L · Substantial damage NTSB OAK77DVA48Accident · Minor injuriesClosedGrumman AA5 · Oakland, CAAug 7, 1977 · N5446L · Destroyed NTSB MIA77FKQ12Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrumman AA5 · Hattiesburg, MSApr 17, 1977 · N1371R · Destroyed NTSB MIA77FKJ23Accident · Serious injuriesClosedGrum Amer AA5 · Gadsden, ALMar 21, 1977 · N5470L · Destroyed NTSB SEA77FA021Accident · 2 fatalClosedGrum Amer AA-5 · Clifton, IDMar 19, 1977 · N7198L · Destroyed