# Accident 19780116004742A: Grumav AA1C, Savannah,Ga, GA, January 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1978
- Place: Savannah,Ga, GA
- Airport: Savanna Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9723U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9723U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1C (registry code 3960100, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 436 total, 42 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780116004742A

## Narrative

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

A/C STRUCK BY OVERTAKING A/C ON TAXIWAY.DAM TO TAIL & PROP.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1828D, Beech D18S: [Accident 19780116004741A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780116004741A)

## 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 MIA78FKG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG13), Jan 16, 1978: Grumman AA1C (N9723U), Savannah, GA, 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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