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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grumav AA-1B · Bristol, PA · May 28, 1978

Date
May 28, 1978 · 00:05 local
Place
Bristol, PA
Airport
3m
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8997L
Reported as
Grumav AA1B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,800 total500 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was fired on during takeoff. Bullet went through wing from rear.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS FIRED ON DURING TAKEOFF. BULLET WENT THROUGH WING FROM REAR.