# Accident 19730423009729A: Grumav AA1B, Yuma, AZ, April 23, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1973
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Missed Approach IFR
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6265L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6265L-2013-08-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1B (registry code 0630820, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 39 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUJ72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ72) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730423009729A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 LAX73FUJ72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUJ72), Apr 23, 1973: Amer Avco AA-1A (N6265L), Yuma, AZ, destroyed

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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