# Incident 19790629017929I: Grumav AA1B, Garnett, KS, June 29, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1979, 13:10 local time
- Place: Garnett, KS
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2859° N, 95.2412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garnett, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2859&lon=-95.2412&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8861L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8861L-1983-05-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,827 total, 1,772 in this make and model, 256 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629017929I

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT

## 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 MKC79FCG52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCG52), Jun 29, 1979: Grumman AA1B (N8861L), Garnett, KS, destroyed

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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