# Accident 19730419010049A: Grumav AA1, Chattanooga, TN, April 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1973
- Place: Chattanooga, TN
- Airport: Lovell Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 35.0352° N, 85.2036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LOVELL FLD (CHA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0352&lon=-85.2036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5621L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5621L-2013-04-22) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 222 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD73FKW24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FKW24) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730419010049A

## Narrative

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

TAXIED OFF TAXIWAY INTO CONSTRUCTION AREA MARKED BY REFLECTORS.ACFT NOT EQPD WITH LDG LGT.

## 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 IAD73FKW24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FKW24), Apr 19, 1973: Amer Avco AA-1 (N5621L), Chattanooga, TN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5621L (1)

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

- [Accident 19800717032939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717032939A), Jul 17, 1980: Gulstm AA1 (N5621L), Midland, MI, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Pilot intentionally stalled plane to avoid trees. Found fuel selector between tanks.

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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