# Accident 19810225005559A: Grumav AA1A, Council Bluffs, IA, February 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2619° N, 95.8608° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Council Bluffs, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2619&lon=-95.8608&mi=10
- Aircraft: N332A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N332A-2012-09-11) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 10 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810225005559A

## Narrative

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

OBSERVED FLYING OVER RIVER UNDER POWER-LINES. RETURNED, BANKED TO MISS POWER-LINE, STRUCK TREES. CRASHED, BURNED.

## 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 MKC81FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FA022), Feb 25, 1981: Amer Avco AA-1A (N332A), Council Bluffs, IA, 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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