# Accident 19750927031809A: Grumav AA1B, Eden, IN, September 27, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1975
- Place: Eden, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.9025° N, 85.7690° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eden, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9025&lon=-85.7690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8893L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8893L-1976-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750927031809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT FORGOT TO SWITCH FUEL TANKS AFTR DEPT FM RICHMOND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI76FEA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA08), Sep 27, 1975: Grum Amer AA1B (N8893L), Eden, IN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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