# Accident 19811008065879A: Grumav AA1B, Carsonville, MI, October 8, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1981, 17:19 local time
- Place: Carsonville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4257° N, 82.6730° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carsonville, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4257&lon=-82.6730&mi=10
- Aircraft: N878, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N878-1983-11-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1B (registry code 0630820, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 163 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEC02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811008065879A

## Narrative

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

POWER LOSS AT A LOW ALTITUDE. DIVED INTO GROUND. POSSIBLE STALL. ENGINE PROBLEM NOT REPORTED.

## 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 CHI82FEC02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FEC02), Oct 8, 1981: Gulfstream AA-1B (N878), Carsonville, MI, destroyed, 1 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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