# Accident 19760706020679A: Grumav AA1B, La Belle, FL, July 6, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1976
- Place: La Belle, FL
- Airport: John Welky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 26.7209° N, 81.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of LaBelle, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7209&lon=-81.4525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1511R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1511R-1978-03-14) (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: 1,637 total, 853 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKT87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT87) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760706020679A

## Narrative

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

ROTATED AT 60 MPH.AFTR BECOMING AIRBORNE,ACFT SETTLED.

## 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 MIA76DKT87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKT87), Jul 6, 1976: Grum Amer AA1-B (N1511R), La Belle, FL, 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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