# Accident 19780319004529A: Grumav AA1B, Opa Locka, FL, March 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1978
- Place: Opa Locka, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 25.9000° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Opa-locka, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9000&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8885L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8885L-2017-10-31) (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: 157 total, 157 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKT39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780319004529A

## 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 MIA78FKT39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKT39), Mar 19, 1978: Grumman TR-2 (N8885L), Opa Locka, FL, 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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