# Accident 19771029040279A: Grumav AA1B, Coral Springs, FL, October 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1977
- Place: Coral Springs, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Location: 26.2707° N, 80.2593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coral Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2707&lon=-80.2593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9979L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9979L-1978-01-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKT86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT86) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771029040279A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA77FKT86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT86), Oct 29, 1977: Grum Amer AA-1B (N9979L), Coral Springs, FL, 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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