# Accident 19780625018499A: Grumav AA1A, Lincoln, RI, June 25, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1978
- Place: Lincoln, RI
- Airport: N.Central State
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 41.9171° N, 71.4505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Lincoln, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9171&lon=-71.4505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9334L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9334L) (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
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 57 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780625018499A

## Narrative

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

LINEMAN WAS HIT ON THE HEAD BY PROP WHEN HAND PROPPING ACFT.STARTEQUIPMENT AVAILABLE.

## 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 NYC78FNA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNA32), Jun 25, 1978: Grum Amer AA1-A (N9334L), Lincoln, RI, no 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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