# Accident 19780416012872A: Grumav AA1C, Phoenix, AZ, April 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1978
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9704U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9704U-2013-03-21) (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: 795 total, 73 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FUJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416012872A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N36414, Blanca 7KCAB: [Accident 19780416012871A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780416012871A)

## 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 LAX78FUJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ45), Apr 16, 1978: Amer Avco AA-1C (N9704U), Phoenix, AZ, minor 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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