# Accident 19771211042049A: Grumav AA1C, Van Wert, OH, December 11, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1977
- Place: Van Wert, OH
- Airport: Van Wert
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.8639° N, 84.6080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN WERT COUNTY (VNW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8639&lon=-84.6080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9633U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9633U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 70 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FEK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771211042049A

## 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 CHI78FEK05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEK05), Dec 11, 1977: Amer Avco AA-1C (N9633U), Van Wert, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9633U (1)

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

- [Accident 19781228040929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228040929A), Dec 28, 1978: Grumav AA1C (N9633U), Strong, AR, 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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