# Accident 19731010036249A: Grumav AA1A, Crowley, TX, October 10, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1973
- Place: Crowley, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Cruise
- Location: 32.5765° N, 97.3593° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crowley, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5765&lon=-97.3593&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9440L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9440L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 346 total, 64 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DPD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731010036249A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICE FORCED LDG.STUDENT OVRBNKD ACFT,IP UN TO CK DSCNT.ALL 3 GR FAILED ON IMPACT.

## 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 FTW74DPD25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD25), Oct 10, 1973: Amer Avco AA-1A (N9440L), Crowley, TX, 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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