# Accident 19730701021389A: Grumav AA1B, Boulder, CO, July 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1973
- Place: Boulder, CO
- Airport: Boulder Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 40.0394° N, 105.2261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOULDER MUNI (BDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0394&lon=-105.2261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9648L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74AD001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730701021389A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUSTING 30K.WX BRIEFED BY OPERATOR.

## 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 DEN74AD001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD001), Jul 1, 1973: Amer Avco AA1-B (N9648L), Boulder, CO, destroyed, 2 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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