# Accident 19730702020809A: Grumav AA1B, West Monroe, LA, July 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1973
- Place: West Monroe, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.5115° N, 92.1514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Monroe, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5115&lon=-92.1514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6277L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6277L-2013-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-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: 3,035 total, 9 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730702020809A

## Narrative

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

PLT ATTEMPTED T/O FROM ROUGH HAYFIELD WITH INADEQUATE DIST TO CLR OBSTACLES.8IN GRASS OVR AREA.

## 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 FTW74FRJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRJ02), Jul 2, 1973: Amer Avco AA-1B (N6277L), West Monroe, LA, 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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