# Accident 19730606015239A: Grumav AA1, Laughlin, NV, June 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1973
- Place: Laughlin, NV
- Airport: Laughlin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 35.1438° N, 114.6206° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laughlin, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1438&lon=-114.6206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5606L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5606L) (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: 866 total, 103 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK73FVW22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVW22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730606015239A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH RUNNING ENG.LNDD ON RWY,RAN OFF SOUTH END.

## 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 OAK73FVW22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73FVW22), Jun 6, 1973: Amer Avco AA1 (N5606L), Laughlin, NV, 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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