# Accident 19730930032959A: Stnson L5C, Grandview, TX, September 30, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1973
- Place: Grandview, TX
- Airport: Grandview Mcelroy
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 32.2684° N, 97.1789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grandview, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2684&lon=-97.1789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57254 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: STNSON L5C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,645 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPD15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730930032959A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS LAST OBSERVED TO MAKE A 15 TO 20 DEGREE BANK CLIMBING TURN,AND THEN CRASHED.

## 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 FTW74FPD15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPD15), Sep 30, 1973: Stinson L-5 (N57254), Grandview, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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