# Accident 19760101004279A: Grumav AA1A, Rockford, OH, January 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1976
- Place: Rockford, OH
- Airport: Ripley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 40.6910° N, 84.6499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6910&lon=-84.6499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6356L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6356L-1976-05-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 436 total, 228 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76AC043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760101004279A

## Narrative

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

PIC UN RECALL CIRCUMSTANCES PRECEDING ACDT.ACFT DSCNDD WITH LITTLE FWD SPEED WITH HI VERT SPEED.

## 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 CHI76AC043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC043), Jan 1, 1976: Grum Amer AA1-A (N6356L), Rockford, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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