Accident Grumman American AA-1B N8970L, Sunday 12 February 1978
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Date:Sunday 12 February 1978
Time:17:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic AA1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman American AA-1B
Owner/operator:
Registration: N8970L
MSN: AA1B-0420
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:near Salisbury, MD -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Salisbury, MD
Destination airport:Salisbury, MD
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The aircraft struck the ground during a low pass.

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: IAD78FIG05
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
11-May-2019 17:45 BEAVERSPOTTER Updated [Cn, ]
01-Jun-2024 05:51 ASN Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ]

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