# Accident 19780218006759A: Grumav AA1B, Fort Wayne,In, IN, February 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1978
- Place: Fort Wayne,In, IN
- Airport: Smith Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- 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: N8973L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8973L-2021-05-19) (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: 65 total, 5 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78FET14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780218006759A

## 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 CHI78FET14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FET14), Feb 18, 1978: Grum Amer AA-1B (N8973L), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8973L (1)

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

- [Accident 19840520051669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840520051669A), May 20, 1984: Gulstm AA1 (N8973L), Millstadt, IL, Substantial damage. Pilot stalled aircraft during flare for landing. Aircraft hit hard breaking landing gear and flipped over.

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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