# Accident 19770508011089A: Grumav AA1, Darlington, MD, May 8, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1977
- Place: Darlington, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.6424° N, 76.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Darlington, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6424&lon=-76.2035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5748L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5748L-2014-10-29) (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: 282 total, 282 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77FIG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770508011089A

## Narrative

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

LANDED IN FARM FIELD.

## 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 IAD77FIG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG17), May 8, 1977: Grum Amer AA1 (N5748L), Darlington, MD, 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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