# Accident 19760701038379A: Grumav AA1B, Creston, OH, July 1, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1976
- Place: Creston, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 40.9767° N, 81.8999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creston, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9767&lon=-81.8999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9934L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9934L-1977-02-01) (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: 43 total, 41 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76AC076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760701038379A

## Narrative

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

LARGE KEY RING IN SWITCH,EASILY DISPLACED. PILOT-INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED IGN OFF DURING FLIGHT

## 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 CHI76AC076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76AC076), Jul 1, 1976: Amer Avco AA1-B (N9934L), Creston, OH, destroyed, 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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