# Accident 19730820026579A: Grumav AA1B, Painsville, OH, August 20, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1973
- Place: Painsville, OH
- Airport: Casement
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Location: 41.7336° N, 81.2192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Casement Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7336&lon=-81.2192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9688L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9688L-1974-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1B (registry code 0630820, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 373 total, 15 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730820026579A

## Narrative

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

IP TAXIED CLOSE TO OPNS DUE RAIN.STUDENT DEPLANED AND RAN INTO ROTATING PROP.

## 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 CHI74FEI07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI07), Aug 20, 1973: Amer Avco AA1-B (N9688L), Painsville, OH, no damage

## Other reports on N9688L (1)

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

- [Accident 19740618024159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740618024159A), Jun 18, 1974: Grumav AA1B (N9688L), Fillmore, IN, Destroyed. Did not refuel enrt. Thought fuel ample to reach destination

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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