# Accident 19760713020759A: Grumav AA1B, New Cumberland, WV, July 13, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1976
- Place: New Cumberland, WV
- Airport: Herron
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 40.5331° N, 80.5411° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HERRON (7G1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5331&lon=-80.5411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1609R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1609R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,701 total, 26 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD76FGN39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FGN39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760713020759A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 IAD76FGN39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FGN39), Jul 13, 1976: Grum Amer AA-1B (N1609R), New Cumberland, WV, 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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