# Accident 19740515013139A: Grumav AA5, Yuma, AZ, May 15, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1974
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Airport: Yuma International.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 32.7253° N, 114.6244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yuma, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7253&lon=-114.6244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9560L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9560L-2017-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMAV AA5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 901 total, 41 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ57) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740515013139A

## Narrative

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

LND IN ORCHARD AT NITE. PLT MISCALCULATED TOTAL MILEAGE FOR FLT.

## 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 LAX74FUJ57](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUJ57), May 15, 1974: Amer Avco AA-5 (N9560L), Yuma, AZ, 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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