# Accident 19770213010849A: Grumav AA1A, Tucson, AZ, February 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1977
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.2217° N, 110.9265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tucson, AZ, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2217&lon=-110.9265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6348L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6348L-2013-08-06) (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: 48 total, 43 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77DUJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770213010849A

## Narrative

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

BECAME LOST ON SOLO X-C. ATC USED IMPROPER PROCEDURES IN LOCATING ACFT. VOR TO-FRM INDICATOR INOP.

## 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 LAX77DUJ30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUJ30), Feb 13, 1977: Amer Avco AA-1A (N6348L), Tucson, 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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