# Accident 19751203040809A: Grumav AA1B, Lancaster, TX, December 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 1975
- Place: Lancaster, TX
- Airport: Lancaster
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 32.5776° N, 96.7175° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER RGNL (LNC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5776&lon=-96.7175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8896L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8896L-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: 1,750 total, 15 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FPA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPA12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751203040809A

## Narrative

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

R TANK EMPTY,L TANK FULL.

## 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 FTW76FPA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPA12), Dec 3, 1975: Grumman AA1-B (N8896L), Lancaster, TX, 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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