# Accident 19730830025199A: Grumav AA1, Conway, SC, August 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1973
- Place: Conway, SC
- Airport: Conway-Horry Cty
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 33.8285° N, 79.1222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CONWAY-HORRY COUNTY (HYW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8285&lon=-79.1222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5962L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5962L-1983-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 23 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730830025199A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 12K.

## 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 MIA74DLG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLG10), Aug 30, 1973: Amer Avco AA-1 (N5962L), Conway, SC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5962L (2)

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

- [Accident 19830609024929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830609024929A), Jun 9, 1983: Gulstm AA1 (N5962L), Mechanicsburg, PA, Substantial damage. Misjudged aircraft performance. Unable to climb after liftoff from uphill strip. Impact with dead logs severed gear
- [Accident 19741004033059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741004033059A), Oct 4, 1974: Grumav AA1 (N5962L), N Sioux Cty, SD, Substantial damage. Wind increased and shifted after student was clrd for 1st sup solo flt.

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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