# Accident 19761219041769A: Grumav AA1, Alder, CO, December 19, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1976
- Place: Alder, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 38.3694° N, 106.0395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alder, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3694&lon=-106.0395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5679L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5679L-1977-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761219041769A

## Narrative

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

ACFT SERVICE CEILING 11250FT.WRECKAGE RECOVERED 7/19/77 IN MTNS APRX 11500FT LEVEL.

## 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 DEN77FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FA015), Dec 19, 1976: Grum Amer AA-1 (N5679L), Alder, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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