# Accident 19730822026429A: Grumav AA1A, Leesville, LA, August 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1973
- Place: Leesville, LA
- Airport: Leesville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 31.1682° N, 93.3425° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEESVILLE (L39), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1682&lon=-93.3425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6448L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6448L-1981-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730822026429A

## Narrative

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

L WG HIT RWY,VEERED INTO BANK.

## 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 FTW74DRJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ06), Aug 22, 1973: Amer Avco AA1-A (N6448L), Leesville, 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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