# Accident 19730303004959A: Grumav AA5, Marana, AZ, March 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 1973
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Avra Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.4367° N, 111.2254° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marana, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4367&lon=-111.2254&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6062L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6062L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 101 in this make and model, 59 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73DUJ60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730303004959A

## Narrative

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

ENG CUT OUT ON APCH.LND FAST & PORPOISED.ENG RAN NORMALLY SO MADE GO AROUND.ENG QUIT ON BASE.

## 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 LAX73DUJ60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUJ60), Mar 3, 1973: Amer Avco AA-5 (N6062L), Marana, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6062L (1)

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

- [Incident 19780426010999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780426010999I), Apr 26, 1978: Gulstm AA5 (N6062L), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Pilot landed long and porpoised. Sheared off nose gear and damaged prop.

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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