# Accident 19740429010599A: Grumav AA1A, Bristol, PA, April 29, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1974
- Place: Bristol, PA
- Airport: 3 M
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.1023° N, 74.8519° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bristol, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1023&lon=-74.8519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9259L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9259L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 805 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74DHD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHD36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740429010599A

## Narrative

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

T/D IN CRAB,ACFT VEERED OF RWY STRUCK SOME BRUSH ON R SIDE OF RWY.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 NYC74DHD36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74DHD36), Apr 29, 1974: Amer Avco AA1-A (N9259L), Bristol, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9259L (1)

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

- [Incident 19990803046929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990803046929I), Aug 3, 1999: Amrgen AA1A (N9259L), Luray, VA, Substantial damage. (-23)Aircraft was taxiing to tie down next to the Cessna (N13464) at approximately 2000 on 3rd of August and struck the Cessna. Damage to the Cessna was the…

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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