# Accident 19740523018529A: Grumav AA1B, Blanchard, LA, May 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1974
- Place: Blanchard, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.6027° N, 93.8831° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blanchard, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6027&lon=-93.8831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9669L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9669L-1975-05-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 8 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740523018529A

## 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 FTW74DRJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRJ36), May 23, 1974: Amer Avco AA1-B (N9669L), Blanchard, LA, 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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