# Accident 19731121037489A: Grumav AA1A, Brownsville, TX, November 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 1973
- Place: Brownsville, TX
- Airport: Brownsville International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 25.9017° N, 97.4975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9017&lon=-97.4975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6426L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 40 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FRG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731121037489A

## Narrative

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

R FUEL EMPTY,L 4 GAL.PLT MADE 360 DEG L TURN PWR APPLIED ENG DIDNT RESPOND.UNDERSHOT RWY HIT DITCH

## 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 FTW74FRG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG35), Nov 21, 1973: Amer Avco AA-1A (N6426L), Brownsville, 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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