# Accident 19770113000309A: Grumav AA1A, Mesa, AZ, January 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 13, 1977
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7264L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7264L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 5 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770113000309A

## Narrative

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

NOT SINGLE ENGINE RATED.

## 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 LAX77DUJ23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ23), Jan 13, 1977: Amer Avco AA1-A (N7264L), Mesa, AZ, 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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