# Accident 19780128001189A: Grumav AA1C, Newport, AR, January 28, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 1978
- Place: Newport, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 35.6238° N, 91.2317° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6238&lon=-91.2317&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9644U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9644U) (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: 37 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DPG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780128001189A

## 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 FTW78DPG15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG15), Jan 28, 1978: Grumman AA1-C (N9644U), Newport, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9644U (1)

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

- [Incident 19930329014899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930329014899I), Mar 29, 1993: Gulstm AA1A (N9644U), Fort Polk, LA, Minor damage. After four attempts to land pilot struck some trees on final. Landed without incident.

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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