19771022035509A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumav AA-1 · South Bend, IN · October 22, 1977

Date
October 22, 1977
Place
South Bend, IN
Airport
Michiana Regional
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5604L
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI78FET01
Reported as
Grumav AA1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
383 total118 in this make and model47 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Neither pilot knows which one was at the controls due to amnesia.

As the FAA filed it

NEITHER PILOT KNOWS WHICH ONE WAS AT THE CONTROLS DUE TO AMNESIA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.