# Accident 19770319010191A: Grumav AA1A, Findley, OH, March 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1977
- Place: Findley, OH
- Airport: Findlay
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.0120° N, 83.6686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FINDLAY (FDY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0120&lon=-83.6686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6397L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,135 total, 900 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770319010191A

## Narrative

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

WITNESSES STATED ACFT MADE NON-STD RT TURN TO FINAL APPROACH.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2394W, Beech A2324: [Accident 19770319010192A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770319010192A)

## 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 CHI77FEK14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEK14), Mar 19, 1977: American AA-1A (N6397L), Findley, OH, 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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