# Accident 19780713027309A: Grumav AA1C, Prescott, AZ, July 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1978
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 34.5400° N, 112.4685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5400&lon=-112.4685&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39002, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39002-2011-03-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 10 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713027309A

## Narrative

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

HIT TREES,POLES IN RESIDENTIAL AREA,5200FT MSL,7MI FROM DEPARTURET WHICH IS 5042FT MSL.

## 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 LAX78FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA062), Jul 13, 1978: Grum Amer AA1C (N39002), Prescott, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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