# Accident 19770816021729A: Grumav AA1B, Yardley, PA, August 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1977
- Place: Yardley, PA
- Airport: Mcclisters
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.2403° N, 74.8389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yardley, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2403&lon=-74.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1445R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1445R-2014-09-05) (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: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770816021729A

## Narrative

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

MISREAD WINDSOCK.

## 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 NYC77FHA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHA32), Aug 16, 1977: Grum Amer AA1-B (N1445R), Yardley, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1445R (1)

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

- [Accident 19791229037249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791229037249A), Dec 29, 1979: Gulstm AA1B (N1445R), Lima, OH, Substantial damage. Flew VFR into area of zero visibility. Hit ground in a plowed field, attempting to find nearby airport.

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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