# Accident 19760708020099A: Grumav AA1B, Ford Island, HI, July 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1976
- Place: Ford Island, HI
- Airport: Alf Ford Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 21.3643° N, 157.9620° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ford Island, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3643&lon=-157.9620&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9890L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9890L-1999-03-30) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 43 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FJA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FJA19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760708020099A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 OAK76FJA19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FJA19), Jul 8, 1976: Amer Avco AA1-B (N9890L), Ford Island, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9890L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19921105052109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921105052109A), Nov 5, 1992: Gulstm AA1B (N9890L), Pacific Ocean, HI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Became missing on flight to another island. Believed down in Ocean. No trace ever found.
- [Incident 19820405012259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820405012259I), Apr 5, 1982: Grumav AA1B (N9890L), Kailua-Kona, HI, Minor damage. Student pilot bounced on landing. Nose gear collapsed.

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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