# Accident 19780218001549A: Grumav AA1C, El Paso, TX, February 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1978
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso Int'L
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9536U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9536U-2009-09-17) (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: 191 total, 10 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FQD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQD12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218001549A

## Narrative

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

LEFT FUEL TANK EMPTY, RIGHT TANK APPROX 3.5GALLONS.

## 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 FTW78FQD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FQD12), Feb 18, 1978: Grum Amer AA1-C (N9536U), El Paso, TX, 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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