# Accident 19760706020069A: Grumav AA1, Erie, PA, July 6, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1976
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 42.0442° N, 79.8539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Erie County Airport (3G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0442&lon=-79.8539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5972L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5972L-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 143 total, 3 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGM38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM38) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760706020069A

## Narrative

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

LNDD IN CORN FLD AT SLT ANGLE TO ROWS OF CORN.APRX 5 GAL FUEL IN R TANK.

## 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 NYC76FGM38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM38), Jul 6, 1976: Grum Amer AA1 (N5972L), Erie, PA, 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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