# Accident 19731002041309A: Grumav AA1A, Tampa, FL, October 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1973
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 27.9755° N, 82.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAMPA INTL (TPA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9755&lon=-82.5332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9279L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9279L-1979-06-19) (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: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DLD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731002041309A

## Narrative

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

DC9 WITH MECH PROBLEM PKD WITH TAIL TURNED TO RWY.PLT ON DNWND OBSVD JET.TURB PROCEDURE CVRD AIM.

## 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 MIA74DLD31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLD31), Oct 2, 1973: Amer Avco AA-1A (N9279L), Tampa, FL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9279L (1)

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

- [Accident 19781111044389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781111044389A), Nov 11, 1978: Grumav AA1A (N9279L), TX, 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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