# Accident 19760531015439A: Grumav AA1B, Waterford, NY, May 31, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1976
- Place: Waterford, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.7921° N, 73.6788° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waterford, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7921&lon=-73.6788&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9441L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9441L-1979-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1B (registry code 0630820, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 15 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FFA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760531015439A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LDG IN GRASS FIELD ACFT STRUCK HIDDEN DITCH.R FUEL TANK EMPTY,L 3/4 FULL,SELECTOR OFF PSN.

## 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 NYC76FFA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FFA39), May 31, 1976: Grum Amer AA-1B (N9441L), Waterford, NY, 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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