# Accident 19780212002569A: Grumav AA1B, Salisbury, MD, February 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 1978
- Place: Salisbury, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 38.3752° N, 75.5866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salisbury, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3752&lon=-75.5866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8970L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8970L-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 630 total, 60 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FIG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212002569A

## 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 IAD78FIG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIG05), Feb 12, 1978: Grumman AA1-B (N8970L), Salisbury, MD, destroyed

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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