# Accident 19730318005059A: Grumav AA1B, Spring, TX, March 18, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1973
- Place: Spring, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 30.0621° N, 95.3837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Spring, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0621&lon=-95.3837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6278L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6278L-1977-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 1 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DRA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730318005059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD 8/10 HR INSTRUCTION IN TYPE ACFT.ACFT NOT FUELED AFTER TWO PREVIOUS FLTS.

## 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 FTW73DRA18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRA18), Mar 18, 1973: Amer Avco AA1B (N6278L), Spring, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6278L (1)

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

- [Accident 19761214040109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761214040109A), Dec 14, 1976: Grumav AA1B (N6278L), Oklahoma City, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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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