# Accident 19770626017299A: Grumav AA1B, Danville, IL, June 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1977
- Place: Danville, IL
- Airport: Vermilion County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 40.1998° N, 87.5952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERMILION RGNL (DNV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1998&lon=-87.5952&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1448R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1448R) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 9 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEV29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770626017299A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH CONSTRUCTION BARRICADES USED TO MARK RUNWAY CLOSED.NOTAMED.

## 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 CHI77FEV29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEV29), Jun 26, 1977: Grum Amer AA-1B (N1448R), Danville, IL, 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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