# Accident 19770801023349A: Grumav AA1B, Elk Grove, CA, August 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1977
- Place: Elk Grove, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.4088° N, 121.3716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elk Grove, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4088&lon=-121.3716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1436R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1436R-2008-09-05) (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: 48 total, 19 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770801023349A

## Narrative

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

3-3/4 INCHES OF BLADE TIP SEPARATED.

## 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 OAK77DVG57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVG57), Aug 1, 1977: Grum Amer AA1B (N1436R), Elk Grove, CA, 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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