# Accident 19770606014389A: Grumav AA1B, Silvana, WA, June 6, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1977
- Place: Silvana, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Go Around
- Location: 48.2018° N, 122.2458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silvana, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2018&lon=-122.2458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9950L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9950L-2025-11-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 539 total, 175 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYE21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770606014389A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE FORCED LNDG. IP BEGAN RCVRY TOO LOW,DRAGGED WINGTIP.

## 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 SEA77FYE21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYE21), Jun 6, 1977: Amer Avco AA-1B (N9950L), Silvana, WA, 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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