# Accident 19760717023499A: Grumav AA1B, Bay City, MI, July 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1976
- Place: Bay City, MI
- Airport: Bay Spray Service
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 43.5901° N, 83.8884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay City, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5901&lon=-83.8884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9904L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9904L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1B (registry code 0630820, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-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: 3,701 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 229 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEM52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760717023499A

## 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 CHI76FEM52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM52), Jul 17, 1976: Grum Amer AA-1B (N9904L), Bay City, MI, 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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