# 1977 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `200754` · 2000-03-07 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CORVETTE
- **Year:** 1977
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING UP HILL IN HEAVY RAIN VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN 2ND GEAR AND CURVED WITH THE ROAD.  THEN, VEHICLE HYDROPLANED/TURNED, AND HIT A TREE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE,  RESULTING IN DRIVER'S DEATH.   VEHICLE'S STRUCTURE WAS MADE OF FIBERGLASS WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH.   PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
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