# Accident 19770105000579A: Grumav AA1, Cahokia, IL, January 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1977
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: Parks Bi-State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 38.5709° N, 90.1901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cahokia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5709&lon=-90.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5797L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5797L-1981-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 0 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770105000579A

## Narrative

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

CFI HAND PROPPED PLANE.DUAL STUDENT AT CONTROLS FAILED TO REDUCE POWER AFTER START.

## 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 CHI77FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FCA01), Jan 5, 1977: American AA1 (N5797L), Cahokia, IL, 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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