# Accident 19740515012279A: Grumav AA1B, Ashville, NY, May 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1974
- Place: Ashville, NY
- Airport: Fairbanks Farms
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.0964° N, 79.3756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashville, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0964&lon=-79.3756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9983L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9983L-1975-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-1B (registry code 3960103, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 724 total, 31 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FFJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ33) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740515012279A

## Narrative

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

IP EXECUTED A L TURN TO AVOID TREES ON HILL.

## 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 NYC74FFJ33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FFJ33), May 15, 1974: Amer Avco AA1-B (N9983L), Ashville, NY, substantial damage

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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