# Accident 19761029035229A: Grumav AA1B, Leonardtown, MD, October 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1976
- Place: Leonardtown, MD
- Airport: St Marys County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 38.3157° N, 76.5522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ST MARY'S COUNTY RGNL (2W6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3157&lon=-76.5522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1476R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1476R-2013-08-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,521 total, 93 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FIA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761029035229A

## Narrative

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

T/D ABOUT 165 FT SHORT OF RWY ON SOFT END.

## 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 IAD77FIA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIA03), Oct 29, 1976: Grum Amer AA1-B (N1476R), Leonardtown, MD, 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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