# Accident 19780429009019A: Grumav AA1B, Crystal River, FL, April 29, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1978
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Airport: Crystal River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 28.8672° N, 82.5710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Crystal River Airport (CGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8672&lon=-82.5710&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9865L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9865L) (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: 140 total, 67 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78DLD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780429009019A

## 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 MIA78DLD39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DLD39), Apr 29, 1978: Grum Amer AA-1B (N9865L), Crystal River, 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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