# Accident 19730209003249A: Grumav AA1, Patagonia, AZ, February 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1973
- Place: Patagonia, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 31.5447° N, 110.7455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patagonia, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5447&lon=-110.7455&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5774L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5774L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 20 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUJ56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730209003249A

## Narrative

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

ARPT AVBL.

## 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 LAX73DUJ56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ56), Feb 9, 1973: Amer Avco AA1 (N5774L), Patagonia, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5774L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20220311003549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220311003549A), Mar 11, 2022: American AA-1 (N5774L), Bay Minette, AL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. The aircraft was discovered and reported by a coast guard helicopter making an approach into the airport. At approximately 1309 LCL. The aircraft with one…

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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