# Accident 19730421008269A: Grumav AA1A, Erie, CO, April 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1973
- Place: Erie, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 40.0403° N, 105.0383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Erie, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0403&lon=-105.0383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6346L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6346L-1974-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 887 total, 40 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN73FTE70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730421008269A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN73FTE70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE70), Apr 21, 1973: Amer Avco AA1 (N6346L), Erie, CO, substantial damage, 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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