# Accident 19780422010939A: Grumav AA1A, Atlanta, GA, April 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1978
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Charlie Brown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9379L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9379L-2009-09-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 271 total, 66 in this make and model, 89 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780422010939A

## 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 MIA78FKG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKG39), Apr 22, 1978: Grum Amer AA1-A (N9379L), Atlanta, GA, 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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