# Accident 19740205006129A: Grumav AA1A, Madera, CA, February 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1974
- Place: Madera, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.9662° N, 120.0859° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madera, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9662&lon=-120.0859&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6386L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6386L-1974-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 25 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74AP037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740205006129A

## Narrative

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

DEST WX IFR.NO WX BRIEF OR FUEL SERVICING BEFORE DEPARTURE.CERTIFIED FOR NIGHT XC.

## 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 OAK74AP037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74AP037), Feb 5, 1974: Amer Avco AA1-A (N6386L), Madera, CA, destroyed, 2 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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