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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumav AA-1A · Erie, CO · April 21, 1973

Date
April 21, 1973
Place
Erie, CO
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6346L
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN73FTE70
Reported as
Grumav AA1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
887 total40 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft entered a spin,then went into a flat spin.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT ENTERED A SPIN,THEN WENT INTO A FLAT SPIN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.