# Accident 19740117002259A: Grumav AA1, Lincolnshire, IL, January 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 17, 1974
- Place: Lincolnshire, IL
- Airport: Chicagoland
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 42.1965° N, 87.9177° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincolnshire, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1965&lon=-87.9177&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5954L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5954L-1974-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 610 total, 100 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE48) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740117002259A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 CHI74FEE48](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE48), Jan 17, 1974: Amer Avco AA1 (N5954L), Lincolnshire, IL, 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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