# Accident 19770501010929A: Grumav AA1B, Bowling Green, OH, May 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1977
- Place: Bowling Green, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 41.3791° N, 83.6479° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowling Green, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3791&lon=-83.6479&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8965L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8965L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,441 total, 936 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEI21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770501010929A

## Narrative

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

STALL RECOVERY MADE JUST PRIOR TO HITTING VAN.

## 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 CHI77FEI21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEI21), May 1, 1977: Grum Amer AA-1B (N8965L), Bowling Green, 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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