# Accident 19760808025929A: Grumav AA1B, Cotulla, TX, August 8, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1976
- Place: Cotulla, TX
- Airport: Cotulla Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 28.4364° N, 99.2367° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cotulla, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4364&lon=-99.2367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1605R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1605R) (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: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76DRG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG82) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760808025929A

## 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 FTW76DRG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRG82), Aug 8, 1976: Amer Avco AA1-B (N1605R), Cotulla, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1605R (1)

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

- [Accident 19771218040899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771218040899A), Dec 18, 1977: Grumav AA1B (N1605R), West Realitos, TX, 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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