# Accident 19730909027159A: Grumav AA1B, Slidell, LA, September 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1973
- Place: Slidell, LA
- Airport: Garrett Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.2889° N, 89.7829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slidell, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2889&lon=-89.7829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9917L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9917L-2006-05-15) (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: 1,800 total, 6 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909027159A

## Narrative

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

PLT ROTATED PREMATURELY COULD NOT FLY OUT OF GND EFFECT NOT FAMILIAR WITH SHORT FLD TKOF.

## 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 FTW74FRD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD09), Sep 9, 1973: Amer Avco AA1-B (N9917L), Slidell, LA, substantial damage

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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