# Accident 19730413007289A: Grumav AA1, Colville, WA, April 13, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1973
- Place: Colville, WA
- Airport: Colville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 48.5442° N, 117.8835° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLVILLE MUNI (63S), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5442&lon=-117.8835&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5771L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5771L-1974-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 605 total, 375 in this make and model, 87 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73FYG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYG28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730413007289A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 30K,ACFT HIT GRND WITH L WG.

## 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 SEA73FYG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYG28), Apr 13, 1973: Amer Avco AA1 (N5771L), Colville, WA, 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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