# Accident 19780205002299A: Grumav AA1B, Fort Wayne, IN, February 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1978
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Airport: Smith Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 41.1434° N, 85.1528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITH FLD (SMD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1434&lon=-85.1528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9892L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9892L-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 92 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FET11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780205002299A

## 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 CHI78FET11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET11), Feb 5, 1978: Grum Amer AA1-B (N9892L), Fort Wayne, IN, 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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