# Accident 19740310004999A: Grumav AA1B, Sugar Grove, IL, March 10, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1974
- Place: Sugar Grove, IL
- Airport: Aurora Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AURORA MUNI (ARR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4757&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6543L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6543L-1976-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74DEE60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740310004999A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED 3 TIMES,BEGAN GO-AROUND,ACFT T/D IN SOD AREA L WINGTIP HIT TURF.WIND GUSTING 25K.

## 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 CHI74DEE60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE60), Mar 10, 1974: Amer Avco AA1-B (N6543L), Sugar Grove, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6543L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750612021419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750612021419A), Jun 12, 1975: Grumav AA1B (N6543L), Delavan, WI, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 30K.plt corrected for xwind with r wing dwn. Low fuel r wing.1 1/3 gal drained.

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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