19780125000689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumav AA-1B · Concord, CA · January 25, 1978

Date
January 25, 1978
Place
Concord, CA
Airport
Buchanan
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9952L
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK78FVD13
Reported as
Grumav AA1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
101 total101 in this make and model4 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.

Hit hill after descending below assigned altitude while waiting fpecial VFR clearance.

As the FAA filed it

HIT HILL AFTER DESCENDING BELOW ASSIGNED ALTITUDE WHILE WAITING FPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE.

NTSB investigation

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