# Accident 19730704019209A: Grumav AA1, Stevensville, MD, July 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1973
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Airport: Kentmorr Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.9181° N, 76.3588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KENTMORR AIRPARK (3W3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9181&lon=-76.3588&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5787L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5787L-2022-10-29) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,956 total, 132 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730704019209A

## Narrative

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

ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE BRIEFLY NEAR E END OF RWY IMDTLY SETTLED BACK TO GND.CARB HEAT ON,1FT GRASS.

## 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 IAD74FIG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG01), Jul 4, 1973: Amer Avco AA1 (N5787L), Stevensville, MD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5787L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180524015039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180524015039A), May 24, 2018: American AA-1 (N5787L), Port Orange, FL, Substantial damage. A Grumman AA-1 aircraft on a personal flight departed spruce creek airport (7FL6) at approximately 4:00 pm. After takeoff, the PIC stated he made a left…

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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