# Accident 19780317003779A: Grumav AA1C, Edgemont, SD, March 17, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1978
- Place: Edgemont, SD
- Airport: Edgemont
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.2950° N, 103.8430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EDGEMONT MUNI (6V0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2950&lon=-103.8430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9738U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9738U) (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: 279 total, 6 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78DTK10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTK10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780317003779A

## Narrative

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

AIRPORT CLOSED BY NOTAM DUE TO SNOW WINDROWS ALONG RNY.

## 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 MKC78DTK10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DTK10), Mar 17, 1978: Grum Amer AA1-C (N9738U), Edgemont, SD, 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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