# Accident 19760201001399A: Grumav AA1B, Billerica, MA, February 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1976
- Place: Billerica, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.5584° N, 71.2689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billerica, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5584&lon=-71.2689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6205L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6205L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1B (registry code 0630820, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 67 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FNA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760201001399A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 NYC76FNA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FNA29), Feb 1, 1976: Grum Amer AA1-B (N6205L), Billerica, MA, 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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