# Accident 19761205040489A: Grumav AA1B, Centereach, NY, December 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1976
- Place: Centereach, NY
- Airport: Islip Macarthur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.8681° N, 73.0821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centereach, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8681&lon=-73.0821&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6505L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6505L-1997-02-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,046 total, 303 in this make and model, 223 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FFJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761205040489A

## Narrative

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

DURING UNUSUAL ATTITUDE TRAINING ENG LOST PWR.

## 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 NYC77FFJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ06), Dec 5, 1976: Grum Amer AA1-B (N6505L), Centereach, NY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6505L (2)

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

- [Accident 19960820023369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960820023369A), Aug 20, 1996: Gulstm AA1B (N6505L), Boulder, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal
- [Incident 19790411010979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790411010979I), Apr 11, 1979: Grumav TR2 (N6505L), Syracuse, NY, Minor damage. Landed 300 feet short of runwa at destination, out of fuel.

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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