# Accident 19740217003979A: Grumav AA5, Williams, AZ, February 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1974
- Place: Williams, AZ
- Airport: Williams
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.2495° N, 112.1910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Williams, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2495&lon=-112.1910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9504L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9504L-1974-04-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-5 (registry code 0631410, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 3 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74DUJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ42) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740217003979A

## Narrative

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

PLT LEANED MIXT CTL UNTIL DROP IN RPM. CONT TKOF,UN CLIMB. ACFT HIT TREES. NR GROSS WT,D/A 7200 FT

## 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 LAX74DUJ42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74DUJ42), Feb 17, 1974: Amer Avco AA5 (N9504L), Williams, AZ, 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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