# Accident 19770213001959A: Grumav AA1, Santa Maria, CA, February 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1977
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Santa Maria
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 34.9331° N, 120.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Maria, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9331&lon=-120.4436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6153L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6153L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 723 total, 192 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUQ18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770213001959A

## Narrative

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

R WHEEL CYL PISTON CAME LOOSE DUE WORN BRAKE LINING.HIT PARKED CESSNA 210 N5779J,SUBSTL DMG.

## 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 LAX77DUQ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUQ18), Feb 13, 1977: Amer Avco AA1 (N6153L), Santa Maria, CA, 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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