# Accident 19770719033959A: Grumav AA1B, Crestwood, IL, July 19, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1977
- Place: Crestwood, IL
- Airport: Howell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 41.6456° N, 87.7401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crestwood, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6456&lon=-87.7401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9885L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9885L-2009-10-09) (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: 815 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770719033959A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SEL ON EMPTY TANK.

## 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 CHI77FEE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE35), Jul 19, 1977: Grumman AA1B (N9885L), Crestwood, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9885L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750503012779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750503012779A), May 3, 1975: Grumav AA1B (N9885L), Rockford, 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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