# Accident 19770626017289A: Grumav AA5B, Chico, CA, June 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1977
- Place: Chico, CA
- Airport: Ranchero
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 39.7285° N, 121.8375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chico, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7285&lon=-121.8375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74601, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74601-1977-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,481 total, 325 in this make and model, 251 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FVG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVG43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770626017289A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK77FVG43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVG43), Jun 26, 1977: Grumman AA-5B (N74601), Chico, CA, destroyed

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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