# Accident 19780226003859A: Grumav AA1A, Laramie, WY, February 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 1978
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 41.3118° N, 105.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laramie, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3118&lon=-105.6065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9472L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9472L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,723 total, 49 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78DTC14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTC14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780226003859A

## 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 DEN78DTC14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78DTC14), Feb 26, 1978: Grum Amer AA1A (N9472L), Laramie, WY, 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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