# Accident 19740418006809A: Grumav AA1B, Jackson, MS, April 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1974
- Place: Jackson, MS
- Airport: Hawkins Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 32.3348° N, 90.2225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HAWKINS FLD (HKS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3348&lon=-90.2225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6268L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6268L) (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, 8 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FKQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKQ17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740418006809A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA74FKQ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKQ17), Apr 18, 1974: Amer Avco AA-1B (N6268L), Jackson, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6268L (2)

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

- [Incident 19940313006989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940313006989I), Mar 13, 1994: Gulstm AA1B (N6268L), Knightdale, NC, Minor damage. Narrative: according to witness statements, the student pilot landed short of the runway and bounced several times onto the runway. The nose wheel broke off…
- [Incident 19881029063159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881029063159I), Oct 29, 1988: Gulstm AA1B (N6268L), Myrtle Beach, SC, Minor damage. Hand propped engine. Removed left chock. Aircraft rotated and hit a parked aircraft.

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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