# Accident 19730228004129A: Grumav AA1B, Aiken, SC, February 28, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1973
- Place: Aiken, SC
- Airport: Aiken Mun
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
- Location: 33.6494° N, 81.6850° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AIKEN RGNL (AIK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6494&lon=-81.6850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6323L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6323L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1B (registry code 0630820, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 918 total, 22 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA73DLG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730228004129A

## Narrative

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

SIM ENG FAIL APRX 200FT AGL.DRG TURN BACK TO ARPT ACFT ENTRD ACCELLERATED STALL COND.

## 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 MIA73DLG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLG34), Feb 28, 1973: Amer Avco AA-1B (N6323L), Aiken, SC, substantial damage

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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